button

1. n. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. A bud; a germ of a plant. Source: opted

4. n. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door. Source: opted

5. n. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Source: opted

6. n. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up. Source: opted

7. n. To dress or clothe. Source: opted

8. v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button. Source: opted

9. n. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc. to fit through buttonholes Source: wordnet

10. n. an electrical switch operated by pressing Source: wordnet

11. n. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons Source: wordnet

12. n. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment Source: wordnet

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