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Button Meaning, Uses, and Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：clothing fastener (button)

button 🔊

/ˈbʌtən/

A small, often round piece on clothes that you push through a hole to fasten them.

clothing fastener 🔊

➕

/ˈkloʊðɪŋ ˈfæsənər/

A small, often round piece attached to a garment that is pushed through a loop or buttonhole to secure it.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Old French 'boton' (bud/knob), from 'boter' (to push). Related to 'butt'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'butt-on': push a button with your finger. Or recall 'bud' – push to make something bloom.

📖 Example

He carefully buttoned up his shirt before the important interview. 🔊 He carefully buttoned up his shirt before the important interview.

🔗 Collocations

fasten a button – to close a piece of clothing by pushing a button through a buttonhole

button up – to do up a shirt or coat with all buttons

sew on a button – to attach a button to a garment using needle and thread

🔄 Synonyms

fastener (n.) – a device that closes or holds something together, such as a button or zipper

stud (n.) – a small, often decorative button-like fastening, especially on a shirt collar or cuff

clasp (n.) – a device used to fasten two things together, typically a metal or plastic catch

🌱 Derivatives

buttonhole (n.) – a slit in a garment through which a button is pushed

buttoned (adj.) – fastened with buttons

buttonless (adj.) – having no buttons

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'button' came via Old French 'boton' meaning a bud. Buttons were initially decorative; functional use spread in 13th century Europe with tailored clothing.

Meaning 2：press button (button)

button 🔊

/ˈbʌtən/

A small area on a machine or screen that you press or click to make it do something.

press button 🔊

➕

/prɛs ˈbʌtən/

A small, often labeled area on a device or display that activates a function when pushed or clicked.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

To submit your application, simply click the green button that says ‘Submit’. 🔊 To submit your application, simply click the green button that says ‘Submit’.

🔗 Collocations

push a button – to press a control on a device to activate a function

click a button – to press a virtual button on a screen using a mouse or touch

press a button – to apply pressure to a button to make something work

🔄 Synonyms

switch (n.) – a device that turns something on or off, often like a button

key (n.) – a button on a keyboard or device that performs a specific function when pressed

control (n.) – a button or dial used to operate a machine or system

🌱 Derivatives

push-button (adj.) – operated by pressing a button

button-activated (adj.) – initiated by pressing a button

buttonless (adj.) – having no buttons, often referring to touch screens