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/ˈbʌt.ən/ · noun
(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener..
April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
Rather should it be said that these ladies wore dress of military style, since there was nothing uniform about their outfits, one being in powder-blue with silver buttons and a forage-cap, the other in tan with gold buttons and the dinkiest of red-peaked kepis.
Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.
The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.
O queen Emilia, / Fresher than May, sweeter / Than her gold buttons on the boughs,
Not well healed, or aggregating more than a circle 14 inch in diameter on a 200 size orange. More than a few adjacent to the "button" at the stem end or more than 6 scattered on other portions of the fruit.
Use butt on when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Butt on means (clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener..
Common synonyms include endbutton, part of a violin-family instrument, adjuster, blow.
Possible antonyms include unbutton.
April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.
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