button

Small clothing fastener

A button is a small disk with a function, such as to fasten a shirt, to activate or stop a process, or to summon an elevator.

Most buttons are pushed to put them into use, but the buttons on a shirt are buttoned.

Things that are small and round may attract this word, like belly button or button mushrooms.

Something that’s buttoned up is securely closed; similarly, a buttoned up person is reserved or doesn’t say much.

clothing

shirt

Upper body garment

cardigan · coat · jacket · vest · collar · cuff · fastening · sewing · thread · needle

control

push

Force something away

panel · console · remote · keypad · dial · lever · mechanism · reset · power · start

interface

click

Brief sharp noise

  • iconPictorial screen symbol
  • widgetUnspecified small device
  • toolbarSoftware button strip

submit · radio · checkbox · dropdown · menu · GUI · UX · hover · toggle · touchscreen

symbol

badge

Worn symbol of membership

  • emblemRepresentational sign or device
  • insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
  • iconPictorial screen symbol

logo · navel · belly · bright-eyed

fastener

snap

Sudden sharp sound

  • claspSecuring device that clicks
  • toggleTwo-position switch
  • pinPointed metal fastener

stud · rivet · closure · secure · attach · detach · loop · shank · sewn · decorative

mushroom

puffball

Spherical spore-releasing fungus

portobello · white · cap · edible · foraged · woodland · fungi · rounded · dome-shaped

decoration

badge

Worn symbol of membership

  • pinPointed metal fastener
  • lapelJacket's front fold
  • campaignOrganized effort toward goal

political · slogan · flair · collectible · souvenir · punk · band · enamel · pinback · novelty

Categories
Opposites
fastening action

buttonunbutton

Release a fastener

unfasten · undo · unfix · open · unchain

fastener type

buttonzipper

Toothed closure device

velcro · snap · hook and eye · buttonhole · toggle

interface interaction

buttondial

Graduated circular indicator

slider · knob · touchpad · joystick · scroll wheel

Phrases
Family

buttons, unbutton, buttoned, unbuttoned, buttoning, buttonhole, button up, unbuttons, unbuttoning

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G