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button

button

203 1.0
A small round thing sewn to clothing to fasten it
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtən/
translation icon : 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
2 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
bouton
vsbutton
9.9

A small piece on clothing used to fasten or decorate

is the usual small sewn fastener rather than a decorative foreign term
coat button
vsbutton
1.1

A small round piece that fastens a coat

is the common sewn fastener used on many kinds of clothing

Idioms

1 9.9

To not care at all

Exactly at the right time or moment

7.2

To keep quiet on purpose and not tell others

Exactly correct in time or amount

Compounds

24 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

12 2.8

A button you press to call for help in an emergency

9 3.1

A shirt or collar with the ends fastened by buttons

6 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

2 2.1

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

2 1.0

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

1 1.9

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

1 3.0

It works when you press a button

button pusher
  • Offensive
1 5.5

A person who does simple repeated tasks with little skill

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

1 4.1

Designers make it very simple so anyone can use it

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

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

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

button ad
  • Texting
3.4

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

button fern
  • New Zealand
6.2

A small fern with round leaves that people often grow indoors

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

button tree
  • Specialized
9.9

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

A dress with a collar and buttons down the front

A shirt whose collar has buttons that keep it in place

A small round piece that fastens a coat

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

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

love button
  • Texting
4.5

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

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

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

8.2

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

A small switch that you press with a finger

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
523 1.0
buckle
54 3.3
zipper
  • US
81 1.0
snap
11 3.2
button
203 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.