buttons Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
   button.
   
2. noun an electrical switch operated by pressing
   push; button; push button.
   
   • the elevator was operated by push buttons
   • the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk
3. noun any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
   button.
   
4. noun a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
   button.
   
   • they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate
5. noun a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
   clitoris; clit; button.
   
6. noun a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
   release; button.
   
7. noun any artifact that resembles a button
   button.
   
8. verb provide with buttons
   button.
   
   • button a shirt
9. verb fasten with buttons
   button.
   
   • button the dress

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