Button

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1. Noun

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

2. Noun

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. Noun

A bud; a germ of a plant.

4. Noun

A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.

5. Noun

A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.

6. Noun

To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.

7. Noun

To dress or clothe.

8. Verb

To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.

9. Noun

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment

10. Noun

any artifact that resembles a button
Vocabulary classified under History
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