button
- noun
- /ˈbʌtən/
- To start the device, simply press the button on the front panel.
- press the button
- push the button
- click the button
Now let's press the button Go yourself.
- Now let's press the button Go yourself.
- Keep watching this channel, hit the like button and stay on watching.
- So please hit that subscribe button and enjoy.
- So smash all those buttons that you have access to.
- Oh, I just pushed the button to turn it off.
- OK, then hit the stop button and go do something else.
Examples
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So please hit that subscribe button and enjoy.
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OK, then hit the stop button and go do something else.
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Click this little button right here to learn more.
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Now this side when I press this button, there we go.
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Keep watching this channel, hit the like button and stay on watching.
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You click the play button, the play button.
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Oh, I just pushed the button to turn it off.
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And if you press the subscribe button, does that work?
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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.
Synonyms
A small picture on a computer screen used to open a program or file
A button on a computer mouse you press to select or open items on the screen
A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator
Idioms
Compounds
A small button on a device that returns it to its original settings when you press it
A small switch you press with a finger to control a machine like a coffee maker or elevator
A radio you change stations on by pressing preset buttons instead of turning a dial
A musical instrument with a folding part that you push and pull while pressing buttons to play notes
- Indian
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
- Specialized
A North American wildflower with small round flower heads on tall spikes
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
- Indian
A small fern with round buttonlike growths on its leaves that grows in warm, humid places
How Hard
Surface Forms
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.