Definitions for Button
ˈbʌt nBut·ton

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. button(noun)

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

2. push button, push, button(noun)

   an electrical switch operated by pressing

   "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"

3. button(noun)

   any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

4. button(noun)

   a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

   "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"

5. clitoris, clit, button(noun)

   a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

6. release, button(noun)

   a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

7. button(verb)

   any artifact that resembles a button

8. button(verb)

   provide with buttons

   "button a shirt"

9. button(verb)

   fasten with buttons

   "button the dress"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. button(Noun)

   A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

   April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

2. button(Noun)

   A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

   Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

3. button(Noun)

   An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.

   Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

4. button(Noun)

   A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.

   The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

5. button(Noun)

   A bud.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

6. button(Noun)

   The clitoris.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

7. button(Noun)

   The center (bullseye) of the house.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

8. button(Noun)

   The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

9. button(Noun)

   A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.

   Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

10. button(Verb)

    To fasten with a button.

    Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

11. button(Verb)

    To be fastened by a button or buttons.

    The coat will not button.

    Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

12. button(Noun)

    The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.

    Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

13. button(Noun)

    A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement marking painted stripe.

    Etymology: From boton (French bouton), itself either from *, probably ultimately from a language, or from bouter + -on.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Button(noun)

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

2. Button(noun)

   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. Button(noun)

   a bud; a germ of a plant

4. Button(noun)

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

5. Button(noun)

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

6. Button(noun)

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

7. Button(noun)

   to dress or clothe

8. Button(verb)

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Button

   In modern clothing and fashion design, a button is a small fastener, most commonly made of plastic, but also frequently of seashell, which secures two pieces of fabric together. In archaeology, a button can be a significant artifact. In the applied arts and in craft, a button can be an example of folk art, studio craft, or even a miniature work of art. Buttons are most often attached to articles of clothing but can also be used on containers such as wallets and bags. However, buttons may be sewn onto garments and similar items exclusively for purposes of ornamentation. Buttons serving as fasteners work by slipping through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding through a buttonhole. Other types of fastenings include zippers, velcro and magnets.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Button

   but′n, n. a knob of metal, bone, &c., used to fasten the dress: the knob at the end of a foil: the head of an unexpanded mushroom: the knob of an electric bell, &c.: anything of small value, as in the phrase, 'I don't care a button:' a person who acts as a decoy: (pl.) young mushrooms, sheep's dung.—v.t. to fasten by means of buttons: to close up tightly.—v.i. to be fastened with buttons.—ns. Butt′on-bush, a North American shrub of the madder family, having globular flower-heads; Butt′on-hole, the hole or slit in the dress by which the button is held.—v.t. to detain in talk, as if by taking hold of a man by the button.—ns. Butt′on-hook, a hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the button-holes; Butt′on-wood, a small West Indian evergreen tree of the myrobalan family: the plane-tree of the United States—also Butt′on-ball and incorrectly Sycamore.—adj. Butt′ony, decorated with buttons.—Boy in buttons, a boy servant in livery, a page. [Fr. bouton, any small projection, from bouter, to push.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. button

   The knob of metal which terminates the breech end of most guns, and which affords a convenient bearing for the application of handspikes, breechings, &c.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. button

   In gunnery, is a part of the cascabel, in either a gun or howitzer, and is the hind part of the piece, made round in the form of a ball.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. button

   A type of product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   Buttons are used on clothing, hats, garments, duvet covers etc.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 21, 2016  

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Button' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1963

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Button' in Nouns Frequency: #1547

How to pronounce Button?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Button in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Button in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Button in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Button in a Sentence

1. Meghan McCain:

   I got a big button.

2. Matt Murphy:

   When the picker is done, they just press a button, and off the robot goes, it minimizes a lot of human movement.

3. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.

4. Jonathan Viner:

   [ Josh ] got really excited about an opportunity to build an app that was a button on the phone for dogs. He felt like, if he had this problem then many, many other people that want to own and rescue dogs also [ would have this same ] problem.

5. Jeb Bush:

   I think there's lots to do, and we're beginning to realize the 'reset button' didn't turn out so hot.

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