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but·ton
(bŭt′n)n.
1.
a. A generally disk-shaped fastener used to join two parts of a garment by fitting through a buttonhole or loop.
b. Such an object used for decoration.
2. Any of various objects resembling a button, especially:
a. A push-button switch.
b. The blunt tip of a fencing foil.
c. A fused metal or glass globule.
3. Computers
a. In graphical user interface systems, a well-defined area within the interface that is clicked to select a command.
b. In a hypertext database, an icon that when selected allows a user to view a particular associated object.
4. Any of various knoblike structures of an organism, especially:
a. An immature, unexpanded mushroom.
b. The tip of a rattlesnake's rattle.
5. A usually round flat badge that bears a design or printed information and is typically pinned to a garment: a campaign button.
6. Informal The end of the chin, regarded as the point of impact for a punch.
7. Games
a. In card games, especially poker, a plastic disk or similar marker placed in front of the person who is designated as dealer for a particular hand. At the start of each hand, the first card is dealt to the left of the button and the dealing of cards continues clockwise around the table.
b. The person who is in possession of this button.
c. The position on the gaming table where this button is located.
v. but·toned, but·ton·ing, but·tons
v.tr.
1. To fasten with buttons: buttoned his shirt; buttoned up her raincoat.
2. To decorate or furnish with buttons.
3. Informal To close (the lips or mouth): Button your lip.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: To be or be capable of being fastened with buttons: The blouse buttons up the back.
button up
Idiom: 1. To fasten one's clothing tightly, as against cold weather.
2. To close or seal securely: button up the cabin for winter.
3. To complete the final details of: "Publication is a couple of months off; they're just buttoning up paperback rights" (Donald Dale Jackson).
on the button
Exactly; precisely.
[Middle English botoun, from Old French bouton, from bouter, to thrust, of Germanic origin; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]
but′ton·er n.
but′ton·y adj.
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button
(ˈbʌtən)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a disc or knob of plastic, wood, etc, attached to a garment, etc, usually for fastening two surfaces together by passing it through a buttonhole or loop
2. a small round object, such as any of various sweets, decorations, or badges
3. (Electronics) a small disc that completes an electric circuit when pushed, as one that operates a doorbell or machine
4. (Electronics) a symbolic representation of a button on the screen of a computer that is notionally depressed by manipulating the mouse to initiate an action
5. (Biology) biology any rounded knoblike part or organ, such as an unripe mushroom
6. (Fencing) fencing the protective knob fixed to the point of a foil
7. (Metallurgy) a small amount of metal, usually lead, with which gold or silver is fused, thus concentrating it during assaying
8. (Metallurgy) the piece of a weld that pulls out during the destructive testing of spot welds
9. (Rowing) rowing a projection around the loom of an oar that prevents it slipping through the rowlock
10. Brit an object of no value (esp in the phrase not worth a button)
11. slang intellect; mental capacity (in such phrases as a button short, to have all one's buttons, etc)
12. on the button informal exactly; precisely
vb
13. to fasten with a button or buttons
14. (tr) to provide with buttons
15. (Fencing) (tr) fencing to hit (an opponent) with the button of one's foil
16. button one's lip button up one's lip button one's mouth button up one's mouth to stop talking: often imperative
[C14: from Old French boton, from boter to thrust, butt, of Germanic origin; see butt3]
ˈbuttoner n
ˈbuttonless adj
ˈbuttony adj
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but•ton
(ˈbʌt n)n.
1. a small disk, knob, or the like attached to an article, as of clothing, and serving as a fastener when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
2. anything resembling a button, esp. in being small and round, as a candy, ornament, or marker.
3. a badge or emblem bearing a name, slogan, or the like, for wear on the lapel, dress, etc.: campaign buttons.
4. a small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, operate a machine, open a door, etc.
5. Computers. (in a graphical user interface) any of the small, labeled, button-shaped areas upon which the user can click, as with a mouse, to choose an option.
6. a young or undeveloped mushroom.
7. any of various small parts or structures resembling a button, as the rattle at the tip of the tail in a very young rattlesnake.
8. Informal. the point of the chin.
9. (in assaying) a small globule or lump of metal at the bottom of a crucible after fusion.
10. the protective, blunting knob fixed to the point of a fencing foil.
v.t. 11. to fasten with or as if with a button or buttons: Button your coat.
12. to insert (a button) in a buttonhole or loop.
v.i. 13. to be capable of being buttoned: This coat buttons up the front.
Idioms: 1. button up,
a. Also, button one's lip. to become or keep silent.
b. to complete successfully; finish.
2. (right) on the button, exact; correct.
[1275–1325; Middle English boto(u)n < Anglo-French: rosehip, button, stud; Middle French boton=boter to butt3 + -on n. suffix]
but′ton•er, n.
but′ton•less, adj.
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button
Past participle: buttoned
Gerund: buttoning
| Imperative |
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| Noun | 1. |  button - a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholescoat button - a button on a coat fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place shirt button - a button on a shirt |
| 2. |  button - an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"bell push - a button that is pushed to ring a bell buzzer, doorbell, bell - a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed horn button - a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile mouse button - a push button on the mouse panic button - a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency; "the circuit is operated by a panic button"; "when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button" push-button radio - a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons reset button - a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit | |
| 3. | button - any of various plant parts that resemble buttons plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus | |
| 4. | button - a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate" badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" | |
| 5. |  button - a female sexual organ homologous to the penisvulva - external parts of the female genitalia erectile organ - an organ containing erectile tissue | |
| 6. | button - a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" | |
| 7. | button - any artifact that resembles a button | |
| Verb | 1. | button - provide with buttons; "button a shirt" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| 2. | button - fasten with buttons; "button the dress" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbutton - undo the buttons of; "unbutton the shirt" |
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button
noun
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Translations
زرزِرزِرّمِفْتاحيزرّر
knoflíktlačítkozapnout
knapknappe
nappinappulanuppupainikepainonappi
dugmegumbpupoljakznačka
begombolgombgombol
hneppatakkitalavalhnappurbarmmerki
ボタン
단추
mygtukasprilipti priesagasagos kilpaužsagstyti
aizpogātpoga
gumbznačka
dugmepupoljakznačkaдугмезначка
knapp
กระดุม
khuy
button
[ˈbʌtn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
button
[ˈbʌtən] n
[coat, shirt] → bouton m
(= badge) (US) → badge m
to be right on the button [person] (= exactly right) → avoir (tout à fait) raison
vt [+ coat, cardigan, shirt] → boutonner
vi [coat, cardigan, shirt] → se boutonner
button up
vt → boutonnerbutton-down [ˈbʌtədaʊn] adj [shirt] → à col boutonné; [collar] → à pointes boutonnéesbuttoned up buttoned-up adj (= reserved) [person] → coincé(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
button
n
→ Knopf m; not worth a button (inf) → keinen Pfifferling wert (inf); his answer was right on the button (inf) → seine Antwort hat voll ins Schwarze getroffen (inf); he arrived right on the button (inf) → er kam auf den Glockenschlag (inf); to push or press the right buttons (fig inf) → es richtig anstellen (inf); she knew which buttons to press to get what she wanted (fig inf) → sie wusste, wie sie es anstellen musste, um zu bekommen, was sie wollte (inf)
(= mushroom) → junger Champignon
(Comput) → Schaltfläche f, → Button m
button
:buttonhole
n
(in garment) → Knopfloch nt
buttonhole stitch
n → Knopflochstich m
buttonhook
n (for boots) → Stiefelknöpfer m
button mushroom
n → junger Champignon
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
button
(ˈbatn) noun1. a knob or disc used as a fastening. I lost a button off my coat.
2. a small knob pressed to operate something. This button turns the radio on.
verb (often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.
ˈbuttonhole noun the hole or slit into which a button is put.
verb to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation. He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
button
→ زِرّ knoflík knap Knopf κουμπί botón nappi bouton dugme bottone ボタン 단추 knoop knapp guzik botão пуговица knapp กระดุม düğme khuy 纽扣Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
but·ton
n. botón.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
button
n botón m; call — botón de llamada; If you need the nurse, press the call button..Si necesita a la enfermera, presione el botón de llamada; vt (también to — up) abotonar(se), abrocharse); to button one’s shirt.. abotonarse la camisa… difficulty buttoning..dificultad para abotonar(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.