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button

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button in WordNet English dictionary

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