Button definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary BUT'TON, n. but'n ... 3. A bud; a gem of a plant. 4. The button of the reins of a bridle, is a ring of ... BUT'TON, v.t. but'n. To fasten with a button, or buttons; to inclose, or make secure with buttons; often followed with up, as to button up a waistcoat. 1. To dress or clothe. [Not used ... the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button] 3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons ...
button snakeroot definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: coarse ... to cure rattlesnake bite [syn: rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master, button snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium] 2: coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic ... roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master [syn: button snakeroot, Eryngium aquaticum] 3: any of various North American plants ... or panicles of small discoid flower heads [syn: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, gay- feather, snakeroot] Merriam Webster's noun Date ... genus Eryngium) of the carrot family Webster's 1913 Dictionary Button But"ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. ...
button tree definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: evergreen ... fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood [syn: button tree, button mangrove, Conocarpus erectus] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Button But"ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See ... on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing ...
button-down definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: unimaginatively ... the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek [syn: button-down, buttoned-down, conservative] 2: of a shirt; having the ... ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts" Merriam Webster's I. adjective Date: 1934 1 ... the garment with buttons b. of a garment having a button-down collar 2. ( or buttoned-down) conservatively traditional or conventional; especially adhering to conventional norms in dress and behavior < button-down businessmen > II. noun Date: 1952 a shirt with a button-down collar Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A button-down ...
To hold by the button definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Button But"ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See ... on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. Button shell (Zo["o]l.), a small, univalve marine shell ...
Button hook definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Button But"ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See ... on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. Button shell (Zo["o]l.), a small, univalve marine shell ...
Button shell definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Button But"ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See ... on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Button hook, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. Button shell (Zo["o]l.), a small, univalve marine shell ...
push button definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an electrical ... the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: push button, push, button] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1878 a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit Webster's 1913 Dictionary Push button Push button (Elec.) A simple device, resembling a button in form, ...
push-button definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1916 1. operated or done by means of push buttons < a push-button phone > 2. using or dependent on complex and more or ... in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button < push-button warfare > Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A push-button machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches. ...push-button phones. ADJ: ADJ n
on the button definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: being precise ... the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" [syn: on the nose, on the button] adv 1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord ... precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot, on the button] Merriam Webster's phrasal exactly < arrived at noon on the button >; also exactly on target ; on the nose < the estimate was right on the button >
bachelor's button definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an annual ... purple or pink or white flowers [syn: cornflower, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus] 2: tropical American herb having rose to ... be dried without losing color [syn: globe amaranth, bachelor's button, Gomphrena globosa] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1847 a European ... appears as a weed. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bachelor's button Bach"e*lor's but"ton, (Bot.) A plant with ...
mescal button definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin [syn: mescal button, sacred mushroom, magic mushroom] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1887 peyote button
button quail definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: small ... toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains [syn: button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1885 ... species, and the hill bustard quail (T. ocellatus). See Turnix. Button quail (Zo["o]l.), one of several small Asiatic species ...
hot button definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1975 an emotional and ... controversial issue or concern that triggers immediate intense reaction • hot-button adjective Collin's Cobuild Dictionary A hot button is a subject or problem that people have very strong ... mainly AM JOURNALISM) Abortion is still one of the hot button issues of US life. N-COUNT: oft N n
Shell button definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Shell Shell, n. [OE. shelle ... a brace in boring wood. See Bit, n., 3. Shell button. (a) A button made of shell. (b) A hollow button made of two pieces, as of metal, one for the ...