🔘 A control switch 🧵 A clothing fastener 🧵 To fasten clothes 🎟️ A badge 🍄 A round part

button

30 1.6

A small round badge with a pin that you wear on clothing

noun
/ˈbʌtən/

: chapa

And I still have my little Kennedy for president button over here on the on the desk.
wear buttons
buttons and stickers

And I still have my little Kennedy for president button over here on the on the desk.

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Examples

At the rally, she proudly wore a button that displayed the campaign's logo.
Across China, people attended celebration parties and wore buttons and ribbons to express their joy.

Academic text (2007)
So we went to the after party and we met up and Fred was wearing a little button with my face on it.
So there was a there was a button that said I will shop blind.
Starting with there is a button with a Kiwi bird on it.
I have every button from every team that you've ever been on.

Jenna Julien
At the door of the hut, Stewart is distributing buttons to the piano bearers.

Fiction book (1993)
He showed off his collection of buttons from various music festivals on his backpack.
The veterans' convention provided each attendee with a commemorative button representing their service.

Synonyms

badge

vsbutton

477 1.4

A small sign that shows someone's membership, rank or achievement

is a small round pinned piece mainly for showing designs or general information

name tag

vsbutton

43 1.6

A small badge that shows a person's name to identify them

is a round pinned item used to show designs or other information

bouton

vsbutton

1 9.9

A small piece on clothing used to fasten or decorate

is a round pinned item meant to display designs or information, not fasten clothes

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 Noticeable

medallion

1 6.7

to badge

1 6.9

rosette

3 6.9

button

30 1.6

284 1.0

Surface Forms

button singular

buttons plural

Etymology

Button as a badge comes from the same Old French bouton idea of a small round piece, which fits a round pin you wear; that's why a campaign button is a small round badge with a picture or message.