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button

/bˈʌtən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
  2. an electrical switch operated by pressing
    “the elevator was operated by push buttons”
  3. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
  4. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
    “they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate”
  5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
  6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
  7. any artifact that resembles a button

verb

  1. provide with buttons
    “button a shirt”
  2. fasten with buttons
    “button the dress”

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Words that rhyme with button

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