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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie..
Wearing a stylish pink button-down with white pinstripes, Ozzie Guillen beamed about feeling like he had "come home" when he was presented Wednesday as the manager of the Miami Marlins.
Use button-down when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Button-down means Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie..
Common synonyms include conventional, fastened, buttoned-down, buttoned.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Wearing a stylish pink button-down with white pinstripes, Ozzie Guillen beamed about feeling like he had "come home" when he was presented Wednesday as the manager of the Miami Marlins.
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