1. An electrical switch operated by pressing
   "the elevator was operated by push buttons";
   - push button, push
    
2. A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc. to fit through buttonholes
   "He sewed the button back onto his shirt"
    
3. A specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
   "Click the submit button to send your form"
    
4. A device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
   "He pressed the button to open the car trunk";
   - release
    
5. A round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
   "they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate"
    
6. Any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
   "The daisy's yellow button was surrounded by white petals"
    
7. Any artifact that resembles a button
   "She pressed the button to call the elevator"

1. Fasten with buttons
   "button the dress"
    
2. Provide with buttons
   "button a shirt"

1. Share a boundary with or be adjacent to
   "Our property butts on to the national park";
   - border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against

Derived forms: butts on, buttoned, butted on, buttons, buttoning, butting on

Type of: add, adjoin, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], badge, contact, device, electric switch, electrical switch, fasten, fastener, fastening, fix, fixing, holdfast, meet, plant part, plant structure, secure, switch, symbol, touch

Antonym: unbutton

Part of: push-button radio

Encyclopedia: Button, Peter