American English
/ˈbə.t̚n̩d̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: button
A small, usually round object sewn onto clothes. You push it through a hole to close the clothes.
Practice out loudA small, usually round object sewn onto clothes. You push it through a hole to close the clothes.
One button is missing from my coat.
She sewed a button onto the shirt.
shirt button · a loose button · a missing button · sew on a button
a/the + button + on + a shirt/coat
sew + a button + onto + a shirt/coat
A part of a machine, phone, or website that you press or click to make something happen.
Press the red button to start the machine.
Click the Save button before you leave.
For a website or app, say button. For a keyboard, say key.
power button · start button · emergency button · press a button
a/the + button + on + a machine/phone/website
the + button + for + [function]
To close clothes by putting their buttons through the holes.
Button your coat; it’s cold outside.
He buttoned his shirt before the meeting.
button your shirt · button up a coat
button + your/his/her + shirt/coat
button + up + your/his/her + shirt/coat
To close clothing by fastening it.
Button up your coat before you go outside.
Write buttoned and buttoning with one n after the o: buttoned, buttoning, not buttonned or buttonning.