button
/bˈʌtən/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
“the elevator was operated by push buttons” - any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
- a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
“they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate” - a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
- a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
- any artifact that resembles a button
verb
- provide with buttons
“button a shirt” - fasten with buttons
“button the dress”
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