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buttons

but·tons
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buht-nz]
    • /ˈbʌt nz/
    • /ˈbʌt.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-nz]
    • /ˈbʌt nz/

Definitions of buttons word

  • noun buttons a page boy 3
  • noun buttons a bellhop, hotel page, etc. 3
  • noun buttons a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop. 1
  • noun buttons anything resembling a button, especially in being small and round, as any of various candies, ornaments, tags, identification badges, reflectors, markers, etc. 1
  • noun buttons a badge or emblem bearing a name, slogan, identifying figure, etc., for wear on the lapel, dress, etc.: campaign buttons. 1
  • noun buttons any small knob or disk pressed to activate an electric circuit, release a spring, or otherwise operate or open a machine, small door, toy, etc. 1
See all 26 definitions of buttons

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Origin of buttons

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; so called from the many buttons of his uniform

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Parts of speech for Buttons

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Buttons

buttons popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for buttons

noun buttons

adjective buttons

verb buttons

  • hooks — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • mortises — Plural form of mortise.
All 21 Synonyms of buttons

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Related words

  • accordion

    An accordion is a musical instrument in the shape of a fairly large box which you hold in your hands. You play the accordion by pressing keys or buttons on either side while moving the two sides together and apart. Accordions are used especially to play traditional popular music.

  • click

    If something clicks or if you click it, it makes a short, sharp sound.

  • mother-of-pearl

    a hard, iridescent substance that forms the inner layer of certain mollusk shells, used for making buttons, beads, etc.; nacre.

  • vest

    a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.

  • autoharp

    a zither-like musical instrument used in country-and-western music, equipped with button-controlled dampers that can prevent selected strings from sounding, thus allowing chords to be played. It is plucked with the fingers or a plectrum

  • automated-teller machine

    an electronic banking machine that dispenses cash, accepts deposits, and performs other services when a customer inserts a plastic card and pushes the proper coded buttons. Abbreviation: ATM.
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