Button

Notable surname, uncommon

A button is a small disk or knob sewn to fabric and passed through a buttonhole to fasten clothing.

The shape extends to any small round control: elevator buttons, keyboard buttons, campaign buttons worn on lapels.

To button is to fasten with buttons; to button up can mean to secure or to stop talking.

Push someone's buttons means to provoke a predictable reaction.

On the button means exactly right or precisely on time.

interface

click

Brief sharp noise

  • pressApply force downward
  • pushForce something away
  • submitPresent for consideration

icon · menu · toolbar · widget · toggle · radio · checkbox · dropdown · hover · disabled

fastener

snap

Sudden sharp sound

  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • studUpright wall framing
  • closureSense of emotional resolution

shirt · cuff · cardigan · coat · sew · thread · shank · hole · loop · toggle

control

switch

Circuit-breaking toggle device

  • knobRounded gripping fixture
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • leverPivoting bar for lifting

panel · dashboard · remote · elevator · keyboard · power · reset · pause · play · eject

idiom

nose

Olfactory facial organ

  • cuteAttractively charming
  • phraseWords forming partial meaning
  • smallLimited in size

neat · bright · saying · expression · endearing · diminutive · colloquial · adorable · charming · dainty

badge

pin

Pointed metal fastener

political · protest · flair · promotional · souvenir · collectible · rally · candidate · logo · cause

Categories
Opposites
fastener type

Buttonzipper

Toothed closure device

velcro · snap · hook and eye · lace · tie

interface element function

Buttonslider

Adjustable interface element

dial · touchscreen · swipe · gesture control · voice command

garment closure state

Buttonunbutton

Release a fastener

unfasten · undo · open · release · loosen

Phrases
Family

buttons, buttoned, buttoning, unbutton, unbuttoned, unbuttoning, buttonhole, buttonholes, buttonholed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G