"button" in the noun sense

1. button

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

2. push button, push, 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"

3. button

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

4. button

a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

"they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"

5. clitoris, clit, button

a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

6. release, button

a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism

7. button

any artifact that resembles a button

"button" in the verb sense

1. button

provide with buttons

"button a shirt"

2. button

fasten with buttons

"button the dress"

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