button
Definition
- n. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
- n. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
- n. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
- n. any artifact that resembles a button
Word forms
- Past tense
- buttoned
- Present participle
- buttoning
- Past participle
- buttoned
- Third person singular
- buttons
Example sentences
n.
I need to sew a button onto my shirt because it fell off.
vi.
Please button up your jacket; it's getting cold outside.
vt.
She buttoned her dress before going to the party.
計
Press the green button to start the machine.