button
/ˈbʌtən/noun, verb2 syllables
Button means: an electrical switch operated by pressing.
Synonyms for button5
Opposites of button
What does button mean?10
noun
an electrical switch operated by pressing“the elevator was operated by push buttons”
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc. to fit through buttonholes
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment“they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate”
any artifact that resembles a button
a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
verb
provide with buttons“button a shirt”
fasten with buttons“button the dress”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with button?1
two syllables
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Button in a sentence
- To take a photo, all you need to do is to press this button.CM
- If you pressed that button, the engine would stop.unknown
- If something ridiculous occurs, then press down on the red button.unknown
- If you push the button, the door will open.CK
- In case of an emergency, push this button.frpzzd
- If you push the button, the engine will stop.CK
- You don't even know which button to push, do you?CK
- In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of button
as a noun
- plural
- buttons
as a verb
- past tense
- buttoned
- present participle
- buttoning
- third-person singular
- buttons
- past participle
- buttoned