noun Download 🔗Share One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States). Examples : "The buttons meticulously reviewed the damage to the car, assessing the claim. " insurance job business work industry finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. Examples : "April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind." wear item material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. Examples : "Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender." electronics device machine technology electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function. Examples : "On the website, the "Submit" and "Cancel" buttons let you send in your application or start over. " computing technology electronics internet device function item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric. Examples : "The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it." wear item appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bud. Examples : "The rose bush has tiny green buttons that will soon open into flowers. " plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The head of an unexpanded mushroom. Examples : "My son loves picking the small, white buttons from the garden before they open into full-sized mushrooms. " food vegetable plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The clitoris. anatomy body organ physiology sex Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The center (bullseye) of the house. Examples : "The teacher stood at the buttons of the classroom, the center of activity. " architecture part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The soft circular tip at the end of a foil. Examples : "The fencer carefully inspected the buttons at the tips of their foils to ensure they were securely fastened before the match. " part sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button. Examples : "Maria was stuck with the buttons all night, meaning she had to deal last and kept losing. " game position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button. Examples : ""Tonight, the buttons won a significant pot after making a clever bluff on the river." " game position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who acts as a decoy. Examples : "The police used a couple of buttons dressed as tourists to try and catch the pickpockets. " person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement marking painted stripe. Examples : "The painted bike lane is made more visible at night because of the reflective buttons lining the white stripe. " traffic technical sign Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug). Examples : "During the 1970s, some people illegally used "buttons" to get high at parties. " medicine substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door. Examples : "To keep the shed door from blowing open in the wind, we used two wooden buttons to fasten it securely. " architecture item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. Examples : "After the assayer heated the ore sample, tiny buttons of gold remained in the crucible, proving the mine was rich in the precious metal. " material substance chemistry geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. Examples : "The baker shaped the dough into small, round buttons for the dinner rolls. " item thing part material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small white blotch on a cat's coat. Examples : "My black cat has a few white "buttons" on his chest, making him look like he's wearing a tiny vest. " animal appearance color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A unit of length equal to 1/12 inch. Examples : "The tiny scratch on the screen was only about two buttons long, hardly noticeable. " unit math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence. Examples : "The fate of the world rested on the president's decision whether or not to push the buttons. " military war government politics weapon disaster technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In an instrument of the violin family, the near-semicircular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck. Examples : "The luthier carefully shaped the buttons of the new violin where the neck would join the back. " music part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot. Examples : "My brother showed no buttons of enthusiasm for the upcoming concert. " attitude value amount negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene). Examples : "The comedian saved his best line, the absolute buttons, for the very end of his set. " entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A button man; a professional assassin. Examples : "The boss needed someone gone, so he called in the buttons from Chicago. " police weapon person job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle. Examples : "After shedding its skin, the baby rattlesnake had two buttons on its tail. " animal part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fasten with a button. Examples : "He quickly buttons his shirt before rushing out the door. " wear item utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be fastened by a button or buttons. Examples : "The coat will not button." wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To stop talking. Examples : "After arguing with her brother, she buttoned and walked away. " communication language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The dung of sheep. Examples : "The farmer noticed small, dark buttons scattered across the sheep pasture. " animal biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A remote control. Examples : "My dad used the buttons to change the TV channel. " electronics device technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A boy servant, or page. Examples : ""In old novels, wealthy families often had "buttons" to answer the door and run errands." " person job human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A policeman. Examples : "The buttons at the school gate stopped the students from entering without permission. " police person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument. Examples : "The repair technician carefully glued the cello's buttons back onto the bottom block after they had come loose. " music part technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading