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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A button is a small piece of plastic, wood, or metal that people use to hold parts of clothes together. Buttons are usually round and often flat, and they usually have little holes in them. Shirts and coats often have buttons.
I can't wear my blue shirt because most of the buttons fell off.
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| definition 2: |
Something that looks like a flat button is often called a button too. Sometimes people wear metal buttons on their clothes or their hats that have words or pictures on them.
Yesterday, Ivan's teacher was wearing a button on her dress that said "I love WORDS!" |
| definition 3: |
A button is what you push to make some things work. You often push a button to start a computer or other machine.
You press this button to turn on the power for the computer. |
| definition 4: |
A button is round symbol on a computer screen that you can press to make something happen.
When you are ready to play the game, just press the START button. |
| related words: |
control, key |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
buttons, buttoning, buttoned |
| definition 1: |
When you button something, you close it with buttons.
My dad helped my little sister button her coat before we went to school. |
| definition 2: |
When something buttons, it means that it can be closed with buttons.
The red sweater buttons but the blue one uses a zipper. |
| derivations: |
buttonless (adj.), buttoner (n.) |
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