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button

button

148 1.0
A small round thing sewn to clothing to fasten it
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtən/
: botón
  • A gold cotton dress with big black buttons made me feel elegant and poised.
  • a button-down shirt
  • pearl buttons
  • mother-of-pearl buttons

Examples

  • There are five shiny gold buttons on the front of my new blazer.

  • Oh, this one is the button on the right shoe.

  • You have a button and a little button hole here to hold things down.

  • There are seven buttons on my shirt.

  • A single small mother-of-pearl button that had rolled under a clothes press and been forgotten.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His tie was loosened, and the top two buttons of his shirt were undone.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's got pearl buttons and an extra one sewn inside the cuff in case.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The sleeves were puffed; tiny buttons shaped like flowers ran up the back.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • We don't want your footsteps in the flower beds, or your coat button snagged on the window sill.

  • The bellman's body was off-white plastic with inlaid brass buttons; his hands were lifelike in white gloves.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

shirt button
vsbutton
4 1.0

A small round piece sewn to a shirt to hold the front closed

is a general small sewn fastener used across many garments
coat button
vsbutton
1 1.1

A small round piece that fastens a coat

is the common sewn fastener used on many kinds of clothing
bouton
vsbutton
1 9.9

A small piece on clothing used to fasten or decorate

is the usual small sewn fastener rather than a decorative foreign term

Idioms

Exactly correct in time or amount

Exactly at the right time or moment

7.2

To keep quiet on purpose and not tell others

To not care at all

Compounds

30 1.0

A small round mark on the stomach where the baby was attached before birth

An issue that makes people feel very strongly and leads to angry debate

13 2.8

A button you press to call for help in an emergency

12 3.1

A shirt or collar with the ends fastened by buttons

10 2.9

A small button on a device that returns it to its original settings when you press it

A shirt with collar points that fasten down with buttons

6 1.9

A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator

4 1.0

A small round piece sewn to a shirt to hold the front closed

3 3.0

It works when you press a button

3 2.1

A button on a computer mouse you press to select or open items on the screen

1 1.1

A small round piece that fastens a coat

1 4.1

Designers make it very simple so anyone can use it

button pusher
  • Offensive
1 5.5

A person who does simple repeated tasks with little skill

love button
  • Texting
1 4.5

A heart icon you tap to show you like or support a post

A small part in the middle of the stomach that sticks out

A dress with a collar and buttons down the front

A musical instrument with a folding part that you push and pull while pressing buttons to play notes

A plant from Europe and Asia that grows each year with bright blue, purple, pink, or white flowers

1 2.2

A small switch that you press with a finger

1 2.7

A button in a vehicle you press to make a loud noise to warn others

button tree
  • Specialized
1 9.9

An evergreen tree or bush with small round fruit and very hard wood

A shirt whose collar has buttons that keep it in place

A tropical plant with bright rose, red, or purple flowers that keep their color when dried

A radio you change stations on by pressing preset buttons instead of turning a dial

button fern
  • New Zealand
1 6.2

A small fern with round leaves that people often grow indoors

beg button
  • Informal
9.1

An action that asks people for help or sympathy

button-quail
  • Indian
9.9

A small ground bird like a quail that has no hind toe

button ad
  • Texting
3.4

A small ad that appears at the bottom of a web page

An evergreen tree or shrub with small round fruit like buttons and hard wood

A garden plant that grows every year with many small round pink flowers

button quail
  • Indian
9.5

A small ground bird like a quail that lives on grassy plains and has no hind toe

A coarse prickly plant from the United States that lives for many years and has round flower heads

button snakeroot
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American wildflower with small round flower heads on tall spikes

A button on a toy or device that makes a cat sound when pressed

9.9

A small round part of the peyote cactus that people eat to cause visions

8.2

A small fern with round buttonlike growths on its leaves that grows in warm, humid places

plug button
  • Specialized
5.0

A small cover that hides screw holes in furniture

9.1

A small ground bird with stripes on its back

A plant that grows in bogs and has spikes of yellow-orange flowers

How Secure

lock
552 1.0
buckle
54 3.3
zipper
  • US
79 1.0
snap
7 3.2
button
148 1.0

Surface Forms

button singular
buttons plural

Etymology

Button comes from the Old French word bouton, which meant a 'bud' or small 'knob'. That's why a clothing button is a small round object sewn on to fasten clothes.