button

button is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'bʌtən/
• SAMPA: /"bVt.@n/
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• Hyphenation: but‧ton

Noun

Singular button

Plural buttons

1. (countable) A button is a round object that can be pushed through clothing so that the clothing stays on.

   Sarah's sweater doesn't work anymore because the buttons popped off.

2. (countable) A button is a switch that is turned on by pressing it.

   I pressed the button to turn on the television.

3. (US) (countable) A button is a badge that can be worn of clothing and is put onto the clothing with a pin to hold it in place.
4. (poker/uncountable) If a poker player has the button, he is the last person to act on that hand.

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  Buttons for clothing

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  A button switch

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  Elevator buttons

Related words

• buttonlike
• buttonless
• buttonhole
• buttonwood
• panic button
• start button

Verb

Plain form button

Third-person singular buttons

Past tense buttoned

Past participle buttoned

Present participle buttoning

1. If you button something, you fasten something with a button.

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Antonyms

• unbutton

Related words

• button up