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button
has definitions from the fields of clothing,electricity,anatomy,zoology,sexuality,botany
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[ noun ] (clothing) a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)But dully glinting on the dark form were the buttons and badge of a policeman . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)The night we first met , at one of Mrs._Monmouth 's giant parties , he was wearing a brown cashmere jacket with silver buttons and a soft pink Viyella shirt ; instead of a necktie he wore a leather bolo drawn through a golden ring in which was set a lump of pale pure jade . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (electricity) an electrical switch operated by pressing a button
Synonyms Examples "the elevator was operated by push buttons" "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The speed is controlled by pressing on the two brake buttons located where the index_finger and thumb are placed when holding the motor . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)We are worried about what people may do with them - that some crazy fool may `` push the button '' . |
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[ noun ] (botany) any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3725
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
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