button
button definition
but·ton (but′'n)
noun
- any small disk, knob, etc. used as a fastening or ornament, as one put through a buttonhole on a garment
- anything small and shaped like a button; specif.,
- a small emblem of membership, distinction, etc., generally worn in the lapel
- a small knoblike part, as a bud on a plant or the end of a rattlesnake's rattles
- a small knoblike part that is pushed or turned to operate a doorbell, electric lamp, etc.
- a guard on the tip of a fencing foil
- a small, immature mushroom
- ☆ Slang the point of the chin
Etymology: ME botoun < OFr boton, a button, bud < buter: see butt
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to fasten with or as with a button or buttons
- to provide or be provided with a button or buttons
Related Forms:
- buttoner but′·toner noun
button Idioms
button up (one's lip)
Slang to refrain from talking; esp., to keep a secret
on the button
☆Slang exactly at the desired point, time, objective, etc.
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