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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes | |
| Related terms: | fastener shirt_button coat_button | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (electricity) an electrical switch operated by pressing a button | |
| Synonyms: | push push_button | |
| Examples: | "the elevator was operated by push buttons" "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" |
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| Related terms: | switch doorbell mouse_button panic_button reset_button bell_push horn_button push-button_radio | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various plant parts that resemble buttons | |
| Related terms: | plant_part | |
| 4. | [ verb ] fasten with buttons | |
| Examples: | "button the dress" |
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| Related terms: | unbutton fasten | |
| 5. | [ verb ] provide with buttons | |
| Examples: | "button a shirt" |
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| Related terms: | add sew | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3725 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | |
| Synonyms: | clit clitoris | |
| Related terms: | erectile_organ vulva prepuce glans_clitoridis | |
| Similar spelling: |
buttony butt_on butene butane butt_in Bitton Betton Batton but_then |
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