button
noun
1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Definition categories: man–made, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
2. an electrical switch operated by pressing
- the elevator was operated by push buttons
Similar word(s): push
Definition categories: man–made, switch
3. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
Definition categories: plant
4. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
- they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate
Definition categories: communication, badge
5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
Similar word(s): clitoris
Definition categories: body
6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
Similar word(s): release
Definition categories: man–made, device
7. any artifact that resembles a button
Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact
Sentences with button as a noun:
- April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
- Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
- Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.
- The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.