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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  button
       
          1.  push-button.
       
          2.  A graphical representation of an
          electrical push-button appearing as part of a graphical
          user interface.  Moving the mouse pointer over the
          graphical button and pressing one of the physical mouse
          buttons starts some software action such as closing a window
          or deleting a file.
       
          See also radio button.
       
          (1997-07-07)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Push button \Push button\ (Elec.)
     A simple device, resembling a button in form, so arranged
     that pushing it closes an electric circuit, as of an electric
     bell; -- called also button.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Button \But"ton\, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud,
     prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See Butt
     an end.]
     1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten
        together the different parts of dress, by being attached
        to one part, and passing through a slit, called a
        buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A bud; a germ of a plant. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated,
        turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a
        door.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a
        crucible, after fusion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it
        through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.
  
     Button shell (Zo["o]l.), a small, univalve marine shell of
        the genus Rotella.
  
     Button snakeroot. (Bot.)
        (a) The American composite genus Liatris, having rounded
            buttonlike heads of flowers.
        (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow
            leaves, and flowers in dense heads.
  
     Button+tree+(Bot.),+a+genus+of+trees+({Conocarpus" rel="nofollow">Button tree (Bot.), a genus of trees ({Conocarpus),
        furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West
        Indies.
  
     To hold by the button, to detain in conversation to
        weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Button \But"ton\, v. i.
     To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not
     button.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Buttoning.] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See
     Button, n.]
     1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make
        secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to
              the throat in a tight green coat.     --Dickens.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ .
     (Med.)
     A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most
     commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean,
     and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also
     Aleppo ulcer, Biskara boil, Delhi boil, Oriental
     sore, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Button \But"ton\, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud,
     prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See Butt
     an end.]
     1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
  
     2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten
        together the different parts of dress, by being attached
        to one part, and passing through a slit, called a
        buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.
  
     3. A bud; a germ of a plant. --Shak.
  
     4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated,
        turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a
        door.
  
     5. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a
        crucible, after fusion.
  
     Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it
        through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.
  
     Button shell (Zo["o]l.), a small, univalve marine shell of
        the genus Rotella.
  
     Button snakeroot. (Bot.)
        (a) The American composite genus Liatris, having rounded
            buttonlike heads of flowers.
        (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow
            leaves, and flowers in dense heads.
  
     Button+tree+(Bot.),+a+genus+of+trees+({Conocarpus" rel="nofollow">Button tree (Bot.), a genus of trees ({Conocarpus),
        furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West
        Indies.
  
     To hold by the button, to detain in conversation to
        weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Buttoning.] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See
     Button, n.]
     1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make
        secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
  
              He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to
              the throat in a tight green coat.     --Dickens.
  
     2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Button \But"ton\, v. i.
     To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not
     button.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  button
       n 1: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through
            buttonholes
       2: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the
          elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside
          the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button,
           push]
       3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
       4: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: clitoris,
           clit]
       v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
       2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: unbutton]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το κουμπί
     2 η κονκάρδα
     Αγγλικά n.
     Button

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     Αγγλικά n.
     οικογενειακό επώνυμο π. χ. Jenson Button

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     n.
     1 A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole),
  serving as a fastener. (from mid-13th c.)
     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.
     3 (lb en graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be
  selected as an activator of an attached function.
     4 (lb en US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the
  fabric.
     5 (lb en botany) A bud.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fasten with a button. (from late 14th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
     3 (rfc-sense: en) (lb en informal) To stop talking.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for a maker or seller of buttons.
     2 (place en twp co/Ford County s/Illinois c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     n.
     1 A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole),
  serving as a fastener. (from mid-13th c.)
     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.
     3 (lb en graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be
  selected as an activator of an attached function.
     4 (lb en US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the
  fabric.
     5 (lb en botany) A bud.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fasten with a button. (from late 14th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
     3 (rfc-sense: en) (lb en informal) To stop talking.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for a maker or seller of buttons.
     2 (place en twp co/Ford County s/Illinois c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     n.
     1 A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole),
  serving as a fastener. (from mid-13th c.)
     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.
     3 (lb en graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be
  selected as an activator of an attached function.
     4 (lb en US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the
  fabric.
     5 (lb en botany) A bud.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fasten with a button. (from late 14th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
     3 (rfc-sense: en) (lb en informal) To stop talking.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for a maker or seller of buttons.
     2 (place en twp co/Ford County s/Illinois c/USA).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     n.
     1 A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole),
  serving as a fastener. (from mid-13th c.)
     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.
     3 (lb en graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be
  selected as an activator of an attached function.
     4 (lb en US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the
  fabric.
     5 (lb en botany) A bud.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To fasten with a button. (from late 14th c.)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.
     3 (rfc-sense: en) (lb en informal) To stop talking.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     n.
     1 (surname en from=occupations) for a maker or seller of buttons.
     2 (place en twp co/Ford County s/Illinois c/USA).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     Englanti n.
     1 nappi
     2 painike

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  button
     Engelska n.
     1 knapp (för att knäppa ihop något)
     2 knapp; något man kan trycka på för att någonting ska ske
     Engelska vb.
     knäppa fast; fästa med hjälp av en knapp

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Button
     Tyska n.
     knapp

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Button /ˈbatn̩/ 
  itil
  mit Text und/oder Bild versehene Plakette, die mit einer Sicherheitsnadel an der Kleidung befestigt werden kann

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  button /bˈʌtən/
  knoop, knop

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Button /bˈʌtən/
  الزّرّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  button //ˈbʌ.tən// //ˈbʌʔ.n̩// /[ˈbʌʔ.tən]/ /[ˈbʌʔ.tⁿn̩]/ 
  1. значкá
  a badge worn on clothes
  2. буто́н, ко́пче 2.
  a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger
   3.
  in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected
  3. пъпка, копче
  botany: a bud
  4. ко́пче, копче
  knob or small disc serving as a fastener

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  button /bˈʌtən/ 
  knoflíkový

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  button /bˈʌtən/ 
   [it] tlačítko

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  button /bˈʌtən/
  knoflík

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  button /bˈʌtən/ 
  botymu

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  button /bˈʌtən/ 
  botwm