BUTTONS
/ˈbʌtn̩z/
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
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Definition
/ˈbʌtn̩z/
noun
- One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States).
noun
- A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.“April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.”
- A mechanical device meant 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.”
verb
- To fasten with a button.
- To be fastened by a button or buttons.“The coat will not button.”
- To stop talking.
noun
- The dung of sheep.
- A remote control.
- A boy servant, or page.
noun
- In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.
Source: Wiktionary
