Thesaurus: button

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1. n. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
2. n. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.
3. n. A bud; a germ of a plant.
4. n. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.
5. n. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
6. n. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
7. n. To dress or clothe.
8. v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
9. n. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc. to fit through buttonholes
10. n. an electrical switch operated by pressing
11. n. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
12. n. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment