buttoning
Pushing through holes
Buttoning is the act of fastening buttons through buttonholes, typically to close a garment: She was buttoning her coat when the phone rang.
The word extends to any securing or closing action: He spent the morning buttoning up the details of the contract.
To be buttoning up can mean finalizing or securing something completely.
Upper body garment
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
- coatOuter garment or layer
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
vest · dress · tunic · waistcoat · overcoat · cuff · collar · placket
Securing device that clicks
- snapSudden sharp sound
- zipperToothed closure device
- velcroFabric fastener using hooks
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
toggle · shank · eyelet · buttonhole · securing · closing · latching · loop
Fastening slit or detain
- shankLower leg segment
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- threadFiber for stitching
needle · placement · spacing · reinforcement · facing · interfacing · alteration · bespoke
Squeezing tightly between fingers
- grippingHolding attention completely
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
nimbleness · precision · practice · learning · childhood development
Correct relative positioning
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- orderlinessMethodical arrangement of things
proper · tidy · polished · put-together · presentable · finishing touch · grooming · smartness
shirt
Upper body garment
jacket · vest · dress · tunic · waistcoat · overcoat · cuff · collar · placket · front closure
clasp
Securing device that clicks
buckle · toggle · shank · eyelet · buttonhole · securing · closing · latching · loop · placket
buttonhole
Fastening slit or detain
thread · needle · placement · spacing · reinforcement · facing · interfacing · alteration · bespoke · couture
pinching
Squeezing tightly between fingers
- grippingHolding attention completely
- threadingPassing strand through opening
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
hand-eye coordination · nimbleness · precision · practice · learning · childhood development
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- evennessUniform, balanced quality
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
orderliness · proper · tidy · polished · put-together · presentable · finishing touch · grooming · smartness · crisp
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, zipping, putting on
- fine motortyping, sewing, knitting, origami, threading
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
- fasteningattaching, fastening, tying, clamping, screwing
- motor developmentmotor skills, gross motor, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, coordination
buttoningunbuttoning
Opening by releasing fasteners
unfastening · undoing · opening · releasing · loosening
- buttoning upSecuring with small discs
button, buttons, unbutton, buttoned, unbuttoned, button up, unbuttons, rebutton, rebuttoned