The meaning of Button

Button – definition

noun
A small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a slit made for the purpose or for decoration.
Usage examples:
At this stage, they'll also check your garments for slits, broken buttons or zippers, and any other…
Synonims:
Fastener Stud Link Toggle Hook Catch Clasp
noun
A small device on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it.
Usage examples:
She pushed the button and waited in front of one of the shiny gold colored doors.
Synonims:
Knob Switch On/off switch Push switch Disc Lever Handle Key Control Controller
noun
A badge bearing a design or slogan and pinned to clothing.
Usage examples:
You can't see from here, but those badges and buttons sport a plethora of pro-life phrases.

verb
Fasten (clothing) with buttons.
Usage examples:
I buttoned my shirt and knotted my tie
verb
Stop talking.
Usage examples:
Colin todd has warned his city players to button it.

noun
A small, usually circular object that is sewn on a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing, and is used to fasten it
Usage examples:
When you pay the admission fee at the museum, they give you a button to wear to show you’ve paid., …

noun
A small, often circular object which you press to operate a device or a machine, or an area on a computer screen which looks and works like one of these
Usage examples:
Press/hit/push a button press the green button to start the machine and the red button to stop it.,…

Button translation into English

Button: translate from English into Chinese

按钮, 按键, 钮, 扣, 扣子, 纽, 电键, 纽子

Button: translate from English into Dutch

Knop, Knoop, Knopen, Dichtknopen, Dop, Vastknopen, Dichtgaan

Button: translate from English into French

Bouton, Boutonner, Se boutonner, Pointe de menton, Faire décorer par boutons

Button: translate from English into German

Taste, Schaltfläche, Knopf, Knöpfen, Zuknöpfen, Geknöpft werden

Button: translate from English into Hindi

बटन, बटन का, घुंडी

Button: translate from English into Italian

Pulsante, Bottone, Abbottonare, Germoglio, Distintivo

Button: translate from English into Korean

단추, 단추 같은, 단추 비슷한 물건, 급사, 턱 끝, 옷의 단추, 금단추 제복의 급사

Button: translate from English into Russian

Кнопка, Кнопочный, Пуговица, Бутон, Пришивать пуговицы, Неразвившийся гриб, Застегивать на пуговицы, Бляха, Шишечка, Молодой гриб, Застегиваться на пуговицы

Button: translate from English into Spanish

Botón, Pulsador, Abotonar, Abrocharse, Insignia, Tirador, Yema, Zapata, Poner botones en

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French bouton, of Germanic origin and related to butt1.

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Button – similar words

buttoned

adjective
(of clothing) fastened or decorated by buttons.
Usage examples:
Bow ties and buttoned dress shirts

verb
Fasten (clothing) with buttons.
Usage examples:
I buttoned my shirt and knotted my tie

verb
Past simple and past participle of button
Usage examples:
Button (up) your coat, it's cold outside.

All meanings and translations of Buttoned

Button synonims

catch

verb
Intercept and hold (something which has been thrown, propelled, or dropped).
Usage examples:
She threw the bottle into the air and caught it again

noun
An act of catching something, typically a ball.
Usage examples:
I saw myself fumbling easy catches and looking clumsy.

verb
Take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of

All meanings and translations of Catch

clasp

verb
Grasp (something) tightly with one's hand.
Usage examples:
He clasped her arm

noun
A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together.
Usage examples:
A gold bracelet with a turquoise clasp

verb
To hold someone or something firmly in your hands or arms
Usage examples:
He clasped the vase, afraid he would drop it., she had a firm clasp on her daughter’s hand.

All meanings and translations of Clasp

control

noun
The power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
Usage examples:
The whole operation is under the control of a production manager

verb
Determine the behaviour or supervise the running of.
Usage examples:
He was appointed to control the company's marketing strategy

verb
Power to direct or determine

All meanings and translations of Control

controller

noun
A person or thing that directs or regulates something.
Usage examples:
The controller of bbc television programmes

All meanings and translations of Controller

disc

noun
A flat, thin circular object.
Usage examples:
Coins were made by striking a blank disc of metal

All meanings and translations of Disc

fastener

noun
A device that closes or secures something.
Usage examples:
The fasteners that attach the panel to the wall had corroded

noun
A button or other device for joining together the separate parts of something, esp. clothes

All meanings and translations of Fastener

handle

verb
Feel or manipulate with the hands.
Usage examples:
Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun
The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.
Usage examples:
A holdall with two carrying handles

verb
Touch, lift, or hold

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hook

noun
A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on.
Usage examples:
A picture hook

verb
Attach or fasten with a hook or hooks.
Usage examples:
The truck had a red lamp hooked to its tailgate

All meanings and translations of Hook

key

noun
A small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock, which is inserted into a lock and turned to open or close it.
Usage examples:
There were two keys to the cupboard

adjective
Of crucial importance.
Usage examples:
She became a key figure in the suffragette movement

verb
Enter or operate on (data) by means of a computer keyboard or telephone keypad.
Usage examples:
Not everyone can key data quickly and accurately

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knob

noun
A rounded lump or ball, especially at the end or on the surface of something.
Usage examples:
After the glue has hardened, rub fine-grain sandpaper across the surface of both knobs, making thei…

verb
(of a man) have sex with (someone).

All meanings and translations of Knob

lever

noun
A rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other.
Usage examples:
A tyre lever

verb
Lift or move with a lever.
Usage examples:
She levered the lid off the pot with a screwdriver

noun
A handle that you move to control the operation of a machine
Usage examples:
He pushed the lever into the "on" position and started the machine.

All meanings and translations of Lever

link

lɪŋk

noun
A relationship between two things or situations, especially where one affects the other.
Usage examples:
A commission to investigate a link between pollution and forest decline

verb
Make, form, or suggest a connection with or between.
Usage examples:
Rumours that linked his name with judith

noun
A torch of pitch and tow for lighting the way in dark streets.

All meanings and translations of Link

stud

noun
A large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.
Usage examples:
The shape of the headrest follows zulu style, but brightly coloured plastics, insulation tape and m…

verb
Decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects.
Usage examples:
A dagger studded with precious diamonds

noun
An establishment where horses or other domesticated animals are kept for breeding.
Usage examples:
A stud farm

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switch

noun
A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.
Usage examples:
The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open

verb
Change the position, direction, or focus of.
Usage examples:
The company switched the boats to other routes

verb
Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

All meanings and translations of Switch

toggle

noun
A short rod of wood or plastic sewn to one side of a coat or other garment, pushed through a hole or loop on the other side and twisted so as to act as a fastener.
Usage examples:
But she was fastened into her duties like a toggle into a duffel coat.

verb
Switch from one effect, feature, or state to another by using a toggle.
Usage examples:
The play/pause button toggles between those functions

All meanings and translations of Toggle

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