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button en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

[ˈbɐtʰən] (Australia, General-South-African, New-Zealand)
[ˈbʌʔən] ~ [ˈbʌʔn̩] t-glottalization
/ˈbɐton/ (Philippines)
[ˈbʌt̚n̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
/ˈbətən/ (Singapore)
/ˈbʌtən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
(US) audio
/ˈbʊtən/ (Northern-England)
/ˈbʌʔən/ t-glottalization
[ˈbʌtʰən] ~ [ˈbʌtʰn̩] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
/ˈbɐtən/ (Australia, General-South-African, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English boton, botoun, from Old French boton (Modern French bouton), from Old French bouter, boter (“to push; thrust”), ultimately from a Germanic language. Doublet of bouton, Biden, and beat. More at butt.

Meanings

A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis. 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 88:
- April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
- I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
- Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
- Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.
(US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
- The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.
A bud.
- O queen Emilia, / Fresher than May, sweeter / Than her gold buttons on the boughs, c. 1613–1614, William Shakespeare, John Fletcher, The Two Noble Kinsmen, act 3, scene 1, lines 4–6:
The calyx of an orange.
- Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 14 inch in diameter on a 200 size orange. More than a few adjacent to the "button" at the stem end or more than 6 scattered on other portions of the fruit. 1969, Federal Register, volume 34, numbers 125-134, page 11315:
The head of an unexpanded mushroom.
(slang) The clitoris.
The center (bullseye) of the house.
The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.
A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.
The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.
(archaic) A person who acts as a decoy.
A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement-marking painted stripe.
The end of a runway.
- The second and slightly higher aircraft on the approach showed no reaction to this barrage of pyrotechnics and continued blissfully down toward the button of the runway. 1999, Les Morrison, Of Luck and War, page 69:
- In attempting to touch down on the button of the runway, he misjudged his altitude and struck a pile of rocks short of the runway. The right wheel was torn off and the gear leg bent backwards. 1984, Synopses of Aircraft Accidents: Civil Aircraft in Canada, page 42:
(South-Africa, slang) A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).
A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door.
A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
A small white blotch on a cat's coat.
(UK, archaic) A unit of length equal to ¹⁄₁₂ inch.
(qualifier:generally with the) The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence.
- It's Christmas at ground zero / The button has been pressed / The radio / Just let us know / That this is not a test 1986, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Christmas at Ground Zero”, in Polka Party!:
- Pandora's box of holocausts gracefully cruising satellite infested heavens, waiting, the season of the button, the penultimate migration, radioactive perfumes for the fashionably, for the terminally, insane. 1984, “Fugazi”, in Fish (lyrics), Fugazi, performed by Marillion:
The oblate spheroidal mass of glass attaching a stem to either its bowl or foot.
In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.
Synonym of endbutton, part of a violin-family instrument.
Synonym of adjuster.
The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot.
- As to that I did not care a button, but I had wanted to hear about Betty, and now her name was barely mentioned. 1922, Van Tassel Sutphen, In Jeopardy:
- 'She has heard from us this morning,' said Mr. Gamble, grinning on his watch, 'and she knows all by this time, and 'tisn't a button to her.' 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
The punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene.
- One thing you definitely don't want to do is write past the button. For example, a scene's natural button might run something like this: TONY: That kind of talk is exactly what I'm talking about. Whereas an example of writing past the button would sound something like this: TONY: That kind of talk is exactly what I'm talking about. CARMELLA: Okay. 'Bye. TONY: Bye. 2006, David Kukoff, Vault Guide to Television Writing Careers, page 77:
The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene).
- With our show, one thing we wanted to do was give our best effort to always put a button on the scene. 2014 June 18, Daniel Schindel, “3 Comedy Sketches that Changed Key and Peele's Lives”, in Los Angeles Magazine:
- Scenes usually go out on a laugh line, a stinger or a button. End your script with a twist! 2002 November 8, Jean Ann Wright, “Animation Comedy and Gag Writing”, in Animation World Network:
- Is there a best way to end a comedy sketch? Endings — or outs, or buttons as writers call them — are notoriously difficult to nail. The ideal ending needs to be satisfying and surprising while staying true to the comedic game that preceded it. 2016 July 12, Jessica Goldstein, “How to best end a comedy sketch? It’s hard to go wrong with gruesome death”, in The Washington Post:
(slang) A button man; a professional assassin.
- FREDO: Mikey, why would they ever hit poor old Frankie Five-Angels? I loved that ole sonuvabitch. I remember when he was just a 'button,' when we were kids. 1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)
The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle.
- Hardly a rattler is ever reported in the newspapers unless it is stated to have had "blank rattles and a button". But here button usually means the terminal lobe of the last rattle, even though the string may not be complete, the true button and additional rattles having been lost. 1936, Laurence Monroe Klauber, A Statistical Study of the Rattlesnakes, page 26:
(Southern-US, dated) A clove (of garlic).
Pedicle; the attachment point for antlers in cervids.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
btn		alternative	lexicographic
buttons	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (425)

km ឡេវ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · crh sadef (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ss likinobho (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ur بَٹَن (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · nb knapp (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · th ดุม (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tl butones (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · rsk капчац (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · es botón (botany: a bud) · tr düğme (botany: a bud) · bua тобшо (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · he כַּפתוֹר (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · kk кнопка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · bo ཐེབ་འཇུ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · afb دقمة (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · lb Knäppchen (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · tr düğme (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · lt saga (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gl botón (a badge worn on clothes) · fi kärkihylsy (fencing: a soft tip of the foil) · pt botão (botany: a bud) · ug تۈگمە (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · yue 紐 /纽 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · it pulsante (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · es botón (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · is valhnappur (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · lv poga (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · th ปุ่ม (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · eu botoi (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ba төймә (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · sv knapp (curling: bullseye) · mrw batawi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ca botó (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · gu બટન (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ca botó (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · de Taste (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ur بَٹَن (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ru пу́говица (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gsw Chnopf (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nn knapp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cmn 按鈕 /按钮 (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · nrf bouton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl button (a badge worn on clothes) · sl značka (a badge worn on clothes) · mk копче (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fi painonappi (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fr badge (a badge worn on clothes) · my နှိပ်ကြယ်သီး (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · oc boton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · vi khuy (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · crh dögme (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · id kancing (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pl guzik (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lb Knapp (botany: a bud) · he כַּפתוֹר (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · is barmmerki (a badge worn on clothes) · sk tlačidlo (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ota زر (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh dugme (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · haw ʻopihi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ta பொத்தான் (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · de Schaltfläche (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · izh nappu (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh дугме (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ko 단추 (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fo knøttur (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fr bouton (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · bg ко́пче (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · de Knopf (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fa-ira دُگْمِه (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · mr बटण (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · af knoppie (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lb Knosp (botany: a bud) · nan-hbl 鈕仔 /钮仔 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fi nänni (curling: bullseye) · te గుండీ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · is hnappur (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fa-ira نِشان (a badge worn on clothes) · sh tipka (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · rm nouf (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · uz tugma (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fi nappi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sv knapp (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sk gombík (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cs tlačítko (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ky топчу (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh puce (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fa-ira تُکْمِه (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · atv тӱнъме (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fo knappur (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ms butang (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · mn ᠺᠨᠣᠫ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ru значо́к (a badge worn on clothes) · cs odznak (a badge worn on clothes) · nl knop (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · af knoop (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sw kitufe (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · de Knopf (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · lki گِژِک (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sah тимэх (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · am አዝራር (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg значка́ (a badge worn on clothes) · sh дугме (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · de Button (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ca botó (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fa-ira تُکْمِه (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · es brochón (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pt botão (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sv pin (a badge worn on clothes) · id butang (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl knoop (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nb knapp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · mi pātene (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh пуце (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh пуце (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · tg кнопка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · be кно́пка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh dugme (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · yue 按鈕 /按钮 (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · sgs guziks (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ug كۇنۇپكا (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh puce (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fo knappur (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · yue 襟章 (a badge worn on clothes) · ha anini (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · kmr bişkoj (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · twf mǫ̀tunéna (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tk ilik (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh значка (a badge worn on clothes) · fa-ira شَسْتی (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · el κουμπί (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fr touche (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · af knop (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · et nööp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · kea boton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · zu inkinobho (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · io klavo (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mi pātene (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lv poga (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ar زِرّ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gl clítoris (slang: clitoris) · lo ປຸ່ມ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · cmn 小徽章 (a badge worn on clothes) · fa-ira دُگْمِه (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ba төймә (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tt төймө (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tr düğme (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · tg тугма (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · yue 鈕 /钮 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cs pupenec (botany: a bud) · cmn 釦子 /扣子 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · uk кно́пка (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ps تکمه (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · twf mųstúnena (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · enm botoun (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sl gumb (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · as বুটাম (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · mk значка (a badge worn on clothes) · gl botón (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fa-ira چوچولِه (slang: clitoris) · as গুনঠি (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ko 버튼 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bn বোতাম (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gl botón (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg буто́н (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ga cnaipe (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · afb دقمة (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fur boton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ar زِرّ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh типка (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ms butang (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · tl boton (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · la plēctrum (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ast botón (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ta பட்டன் (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · is takki (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · tl pindutan (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · id knop (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lo ປຸ່ມ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pt botão (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · lb Tast (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mk копче (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · lo ກະດຸມ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · mk пупка (botany: a bud) · uli keyelmangag (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ro buton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · as গুদাম (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · da knap (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mn ᠲᠣᠪᠴᠢ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pdt Knoop (nds) (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh gumb (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · av маргъал (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ota دوگمه (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh tipka (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · az düymə (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cmn 芽 (botany: a bud) · ja ボタン (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh пупољак (botany: a bud) · an botón (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · te బొత్తాము (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · be гу́зік (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sv knopp (botany: a bud) · cs knoflík (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ltg pūga (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ru кно́пка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · es botón (a badge worn on clothes) · ca poncella (botany: a bud) · pl przycisk (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · enm botoun (botany: a bud) · sh типка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · nb knapp (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ru кно́пка (fencing: a soft tip of the foil) · fi painike (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ky кнопка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · unm kënup (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · az düymə (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sgs mīgtoks (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · es botón (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ba төймә (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · is takki (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · cs pupen (botany: a bud) · sh gumb (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · vi nút (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tk knopka (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · vi nút (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ro buton (a badge worn on clothes) · el σήμα (a badge worn on clothes) · ro buton (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ga cnaipe (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mr कळ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · hak 鈕仔 /钮仔 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cmn 花蕾 (slang: clitoris) · ro nasture (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · my ကြယ်သီး (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · la plēctrum (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · es llamador (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · pt bottom (a badge worn on clothes) · sh гумб (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · it bottone (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · mnc ᡨᠣᡥᠣᠨ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pt grelo (slang: clitoris) · el κουμπί (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lt mygtukas (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ko 버튼 (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ga cnaipí (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · eo butono (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mr कळ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · cmn 按鈕 /按钮 (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ast botón (botany: a bud) · ru по́чка (botany: a bud) · syl ꠛꠥꠔꠣꠋ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · csb knąpa (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mn ᠲᠣᠪᠴᠢ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · rsk ґомбичка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · tr düğme (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fi nappi (poker: dealer's button) · hy կոճակ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ca botó (botany: a bud) · alt топчы (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh značka (a badge worn on clothes) · cs placka (a badge worn on clothes) · mn кноп (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ta விசை (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ja ボタン (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · io klavo (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · lb Knapp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gl forma (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fa-ira دُگْمِه (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · eo butono (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · uk кно́пка (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh puce (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · vi cúc (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · io butono (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fa-ira غُنْچِه (botany: a bud) · haw pihi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg ко́пче (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ln butó (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sv knapp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sq kopsë (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh дугме (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sq buton (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fo knappur (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ja バッジ (a badge worn on clothes) · fi nappula (slang: clitoris) · afb زرار (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl badge (a badge worn on clothes) · sq sumbull (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · crh dögme (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · gl botón (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ckb دوگمە (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · aii ܬܵܪܘܿܩܬܵܐ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · yue 掣 (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mr बटण (a badge worn on clothes) · hu gomb (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · eo butono (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · eo regbutono (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · id tombol (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · mk копче (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · es prendedor (a badge worn on clothes) · de Knospe (botany: a bud) · la globulus vestiārius (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · rm battung (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · et nupp (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · th ปุ่มกด (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · hsb tasta (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sh pupoljak (botany: a bud) · tr buton (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · el μπουμπούκι (botany: a bud) · mn товч (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sv knapp (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · gd putan (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bn বোতাম (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · kk батырма (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fr bourgeon (botany: a bud) · hu gomb (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · acm دگمة (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · is hnappur (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · fr bouton (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · lv poga (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh гумб (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sl gumb (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · yue 按鈕 /按钮 (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ary صدفة (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tr rozet (a badge worn on clothes) · sw kitufe (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ast botón (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pl guzik (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · id itil (slang: clitoris) · hi बटन (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · pl przycisk (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ro buton (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fi nuppu (botany: a bud) · fa-ira تُکْمِه (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · rm buttun (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh gumb (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · izh nyblä (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · chr ᎦᏙᏗ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · pt botão (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · hy կոճակ (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · es botón (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · uz tugma (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · syl ꠉꠥꠔꠣꠝ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fr macaron (a badge worn on clothes) · vi nút bấm (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · arz زرار (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fr bouton (botany: a bud) · mr बटण (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · yi קנאָפּ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · rue ґомбиця (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · io insigno (a badge worn on clothes) · uz knopka (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · nb trykknapp (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · pt botão (a badge worn on clothes) · th ปุ่ม (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · km ប៊ូតុង (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ru кно́пка (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · et nupp (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ta பொத்தான் (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ka ღილაკი (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · xal товч (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · is hnappur (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ckb قۆپچە (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh пуце (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ba бөрө (botany: a bud) · hy կոճակ (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · csb knąpa (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · dsb tasta (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · sv knapp (poker: dealer's button) · sh гумб (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · mn товч (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · es pulsador (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · dlm botaun (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg ко́пче (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · izh nappi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · tg тугма (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg пъ́пка (botany: a bud) · el κομβίον (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · da knap (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · af knoppie (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · gl botón (botany: a bud) · vo knop (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fo knøttur (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · rue ґомбик (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · ca insígnia (a badge worn on clothes) · yue 掣 (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · rm büttel (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · rm nuv (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · kk түйме (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl toets (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · is tala (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sh dugme (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · hrx Knopp (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · syl ꠛꠥꠔꠣꠝ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · gld тохон (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl knop (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ja ボタン (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · enm botoun (a badge worn on clothes) · fi rintanappi (a badge worn on clothes) · cs tlačítko (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · uk ґу́дзик (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · af knop (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · tr tuş (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · br bouton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · bg буто́н (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fr bouton (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · aii ܬܵܪܘܿܩܬܵܐ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · nl knop (botany: a bud) · es pulsador (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · ta பட்டன் (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · fi painike (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · aii ܬܵܪܘܿܩܬܵܐ (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) · mr गुंडी (a badge worn on clothes) · twf bùtúnena (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · chr ᎦᏘᏗ (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · hi बटन (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ko 단추 (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · th กระดุม (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · atv тӱгме (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ka ღილი (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · ckb دوگمە (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) · eu botoi (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · sq thumbull (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) · fr clou (a raised pavement marker) · ta மொட்டு (botany: a bud) · rup nastur (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)

wikidata: Q160464 · wikidata: Q870870

button en · NOUN · etymology 1

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button en · VERB · etymology 2

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
buttons	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
buttoning	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
buttoned	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
buttoned	Tense=Past		lexicographic
btn		alternative	lexicographic