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Meaning of button

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  button
      n 1: a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit
           through buttonholes
      2: an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was
         operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated
         a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {push}, {button}]
      3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
      4: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for
         pinning onto a garment; "they passed out campaign buttons for
         their candidate"
      5: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn:
         {clitoris}, {clit}, {button}]
      6: a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
         [syn: {release}, {button}]
      7: any artifact that resembles a button
      v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt"
      2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: {unbutton}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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