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Meaning
Noun
●
A
knob
or
disc
that is
passed through
a
loop
or (buttonhole),
serving
as a fastener.
●
A
mechanical
device
meant to be
pressed
with a
finger
in order to
open
or
close
an
electric circuit
or to
activate
a mechanism.
●
In Graphical user interface:
An
on-screen
control that can be
selected
as an
activator
of an
attached
function.
●
In American English:
A
badge
worn
on
clothes
,
fixed
with a
pin
through the fabric.
●
In Botany:
A bud.
●
The
head
of an
unexpanded
mushroom.
●
The clitoris.
●
In Curling:
The
center
(bullseye) of the house.
●
In Fencing:
The
soft
circular
tip
at the
end of
a foil.
●
In Poker:
A
plastic
disk
used to
represent
the person in last
position
in a
poker
game
; also dealer's button.
●
In Poker:
The
player
who is last to
act
after the
flop
,
turn
and
river
, who
possesses
the button.
●
A person who
acts
as a decoy.
●
A
raised
pavement
marker
to further
indicate
the
presence
of a
pavement
-marking
painted
stripe.
●
In Aviation:
The
end of
a runway.
●
In South African English:
A
methaqualone
tablet
(used as a
recreational
drug).
●
A
piece
of
wood
or
metal
, usually
flat
and
elongated
,
turning on
a
nail
or
screw
, to
fasten
something, such as a door.
●
A
globule
of
metal
remaining
on an
assay
cupel
or in a
crucible
, after fusion.
●
A
knob
; a
small ball
; a small,
roundish
mass.
●
A
small white
blotch
on a cat's coat.
●
In British English:
A
unit
of
length
equal
to ¹⁄₁₂ inch.
●
The means for
initiating
a
nuclear
strike
or
similar
cataclysmic
occurrence.
●
In Lutherie:
In an
instrument
of the
violin
family, the near-semicircular
shape
extending
from the top
of the back
plate
of the
instrument
,
meeting
the
heel
of the neck.
●
In Lutherie:
Synonym of
endbutton
, part of a violin-family instrument.
●
In Lutherie:
Synonym of adjuster.
●
The
least
amount of care or interest; a
whit
or jot.
●
In Television:
The
punchy
or
suspenseful
line
of
dialogue
that
concludes
a scene.
●
In Comedy:
The
final
joke
at the
end of
a
comedic
act
(such as a
sketch
, set, or scene).
●
A
button man
; a
professional
assassin.
●
The
final
segment
of a rattlesnake's rattle.
●
In Southern US English:
A
clove
(of garlic).
●
In Zoology:
Pedicle; the
attachment
point for
antlers
in cervids.
Verb
●
To
fasten
with a button.
●
To be
fastened
by a
button
or
button
s.
●
To
stop
talking.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a
maker
or
seller
of buttons.
●
A
township
in Ford County, Illinois, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
button
English
boton
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Click
Tab
Knob
Keyboard
Toggle
Screen
Icon
Press
Lever
Keypad
Pin
Box
Checkbox
Key
Switch
Tap
Page
Mouse
Folder
Joystick
Menu
File
Option
Clicking
Widget
Slider
Cursor
Selector
Feature
Window
Camera
Swipe
Popup
Toolbar
Touch
Lock
Dashboard
Command
App
Device
Card
Touchpad
Reset
Phone
Bar
Valve
Machine
Timer
Space Bar
Control Panel
Windows Key
Keyboard Shortcut
Dialog Box
Scroll Wheel
Check Box
More
Rhymes
Mutton
Sutton
Button
Glutton
Unbutton
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