button meaning and definition

BUTTON noun

Definition of button (noun)

1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
2. an electrical switch operated by pressing
   • "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk"
   • synonyms: push, push button
3. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
4. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
   • "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"
5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
   • synonyms: clit, clitoris
6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
   • synonyms: release
7. any artifact that resembles a button

BUTTON verb

Definition of button (verb)

1. provide with buttons
   • "button a shirt"
2. fasten with buttons
   • "button the dress"
   • antonym: unbutton