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button  /ˈbə tən/ ? Meaning of "button"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
  2. (n) an electrical switch operated by pressing
  3. (n) any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
  4. (n) a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
  5. (n) a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
  6. (n) a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
  7. (n) any artifact that resembles a button
  8. (v) provide with buttons
  9. (v) fasten with buttons

Synonym(s)

push button, release, clit, clitoris

Derived Word(s)

buttony

Usage(s):

  1. On the crowded, noisy, littered floor of the New York Stock Exchange, brokers are identified by the big white, oval buttons they wear.
  2. Tap the Yes button, say the name of a person in your phone book, and the call goes through.
  3. There's a war on buttons.

Quotes

  • "The last few years have seen a dangerous drift in relations between Russia and the members of our alliance," Biden said, referring to NATO. "It is time -- to paraphrase President Obama -- it's time to press the reset button and to revisit...
    on Jun 16, 2010 By: Joe Biden Source: Foreign Policy

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