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button

840 1.0

A small part you press to make a machine or app do something

noun
/ˈbʌtən/

: botón

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Examples

So please hit that subscribe button and enjoy.

Rich Roll
OK, then hit the stop button and go do something else.

Dr. Phil
Click this little button right here to learn more.
Now this side when I press this button, there we go.
Keep watching this channel, hit the like button and stay on watching.

andrew gold | heretics.
You click the play button, the play button.
Oh, I just pushed the button to turn it off.

Wayne Goss
And if you press the subscribe button, does that work?
Participants were asked to read the sentences normally and then press a button when they had finished reading.

Academic text (2013)
You have to hit both buttons at the same time, otherwise, it won't operate.

Scared to Death (1980)

Synonyms

icon

vsbutton

Specialized

76 3.9

A small picture on a computer screen used to open a program or file

is the wider term for any small control not only a screen symbol

push button

vsbutton

6 1.9

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

is a broader small control for machines and equipment and programs

mouse button

vsbutton

3 2.1

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

is a general small control pressed or clicked to operate machines or programs

Idioms

on the button

2 5.8

Exactly correct in time or amount

on the button

2 6.6

Exactly at the right time or moment

to button one's lip

Informal

7.2

To keep quiet on purpose and not tell others

to don't care a button

Archaic

9.9

To not care at all

Compounds

belly button

30 1.0

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

hot-button issue

17 4.7

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

panic button

13 2.8

A button you press to call for help in an emergency

button-down

12 3.1

A shirt or collar with the ends fastened by buttons

reset button

10 2.9

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

button-down shirt

6 2.5

A shirt with collar points that fasten down with buttons

push button

6 1.9

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

shirt button

4 1.0

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

push-button

3 3.0

It works when you press a button

mouse button

3 2.1

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

coat button

1 1.1

A small round piece that fastens a coat

push-button

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

outie belly button

1 7.1

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

button-down dress

1 3.7

A dress with a collar and buttons down the front

button accordion

1 6.9

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

bachelor's button

1 7.2

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

push-button

1 2.2

A small switch that you press with a finger

horn button

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

button-down style

1 3.4

A shirt whose collar has buttons that keep it in place

bachelor's button

1 8.2

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

push-button radio

1 3.5

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

button mangrove

9.9

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

button pink

9.8

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

button snakeroot

9.9

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

meow button

6.3

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

mescal button

NSFW

9.9

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

Indian button fern

Indian

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

striped button quail

Australian

9.1

A small ground bird with stripes on its back

yellow bachelor's button

9.9

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

How Hard

to lever

5 4.9

knob

84 1.4

to switch

182 1.0

button

840 1.0

touch screen

27 2.7

Surface Forms

button singular

buttons plural

Etymology

Button for a device or icon is named by comparison to a small 'knob' or 'bud' from Old French bouton, so a machine or screen button is a small round thing you press to make something happen.