| button | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. button | a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes. |
| ~ coat button | a button on a coat. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ shirt button | a button on a shirt. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. button, push, push button | an electrical switch operated by pressing.; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" |
| ~ bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell. |
| ~ buzzer, doorbell, bell | a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. |
| ~ horn button | a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile. |
| ~ mouse button | a push button on the mouse. |
| ~ panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency.; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" |
| ~ push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons. |
| ~ reset button | a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism. |
| ~ electric switch, electrical switch, switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit. |
| n. (plant) | 3. button | any of various plant parts that resemble buttons. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| n. (communication) | 4. button | a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment.; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate" |
| ~ badge | an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.).; "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" |
| n. (body) | 5. button, clit, clitoris | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis. |
| ~ glans clitoridis | small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris. |
| ~ vulva | external parts of the female genitalia. |
| ~ erectile organ | an organ containing erectile tissue. |
| ~ foreskin, prepuce | a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. button, release | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. button | any artifact that resembles a button. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| v. (contact) | 8. button | provide with buttons.; "button a shirt" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ sew, sew together, stitch, run up | fasten by sewing; do needlework. |
| v. (contact) | 9. button | fasten with buttons.; "button the dress" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
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