button

[But·ton]

A button is a small, flat, round object often found on clothing. It can also describe the round disc you press to turn on an electronic device, like the button you push to turn on your computer.

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A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

Noun
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Noun
an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

Noun
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Noun
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

Verb
fasten with buttons; "button the dress"

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Verb
provide with buttons; "button a shirt"

n.
A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

n.
A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.

n.
A bud; a germ of a plant.

n.
A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.

n.
A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.

n.
To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.

n.
To dress or clothe.

v. i.
To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.

Button

But"ton , n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See Butt an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament. 3. A bud; a germ of a plant. Shak. 4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door. 5. A globule of metal remaining onan assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. -- Button shell (Zo'94l.), a small, univalve marine shell of the genus Rotella. -- Button snakeroot. (Bot.) (a) The American composite genus Liatris, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads. -- Button tree (Bot.), a genus of trees (Conocarpus), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies. -- To hold by the button, to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

Button

But"ton, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Buttoning .] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See Button, n.] 1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.

He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.

2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] Shak.

Button

But"ton, v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.

To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.

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Usage Examples

In the past, missionaries have traveled to far countries with the message of the gospel - with great hardship and often with the loss of life. In contrast, we can reach millions instantly from the comfort of our homes by merely hitting the 'send' button on our computers, or with iPads, or phones.

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

You may not like the humor, but that is why every radio has an on-off button.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics.

Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button.

All this technology has not changed the way NFL Films does business and our process. Yes, with one touch of a button now you reach millions of people but it is still the same approach that my father and I started out with.