button
button Lexical Profile
button Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small device on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment that is pressed to operate it.
"He pressed the power button to turn on the machine."
A graphical element in a software interface that a user clicks to trigger a specific digital action.
"Please click the submit button at the bottom of the page to complete your application."
A small disk or knob sewn onto a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a slit made for the purpose, or for decoration.
"She carefully sewed a missing button back onto her winter coat."
• verb
To fasten a piece of clothing with one or more small disks or knobs.
"He buttoned his shirt completely before entering the formal meeting."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'boton', borrowed from Old French 'boton' (a bud, a button), derived from the verb 'boter' (to strike, push, thrust), ultimately of Germanic origin.
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