OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 3158

button

/ˈbʌt.n̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
botón
A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
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 b…
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 for…
botón • llamador • pulsador
A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.
botón • pulsador
An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.
Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.
botón • prendedor
A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.
botón • capullo
A bud.
O queen Emilia, / Fresher than May, sweeter / Than her gold buttons on the boughs,
clítoris
The clitoris.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 3159

button

/ˈbʌt.n̩/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abotonar • abrochar
To fasten with a button.
He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.