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Meaning of button

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button

Pronunciation:/ˈbʌtn̩//ˈbʌtn̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).

noun

Definitions

  1. A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

    Example: April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.

  2. A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

    Example: Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.

  3. An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.

    Example: Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.

  4. A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.

    Example: The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.

noun

Definitions

  1. In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

button

Pronunciation:/ˈbʌtn̩//ˈbʌtn̩/

verb

Definitions

  1. To fasten with a button.

  2. To be fastened by a button or buttons.

    Example: The coat will not button.

  3. To stop talking.