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/ˈbʌtn̩z/

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Examples :

"The rose bush has tiny green buttons that will soon open into flowers. "

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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

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anatomy body organ physiology sex

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The center (bullseye) of the house.

Examples :

"The teacher stood at the buttons of the classroom, the center of activity. "

architecture part

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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. "

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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. "

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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." "

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A person who acts as a decoy.

Examples :

"The police used a couple of buttons dressed as tourists to try and catch the pickpockets. "

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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

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A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).

Examples :

"During the 1970s, some people illegally used "buttons" to get high at parties. "

medicine substance

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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

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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

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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

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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

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A unit of length equal to 1/12 inch.

Examples :

"The tiny scratch on the screen was only about two buttons long, hardly noticeable. "

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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

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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

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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

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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. "

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A button man; a professional assassin.

Examples :

"The boss needed someone gone, so he called in the buttons from Chicago. "

police weapon person job

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The final segment of a rattlesnake's rattle.

Examples :

"After shedding its skin, the baby rattlesnake had two buttons on its tail. "

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To fasten with a button.

Examples :

"He quickly buttons his shirt before rushing out the door. "

wear item utensil

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To be fastened by a button or buttons.

Examples :

"The coat will not button."

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To stop talking.

Examples :

"After arguing with her brother, she buttoned and walked away. "

communication language

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The dung of sheep.

Examples :

"The farmer noticed small, dark buttons scattered across the sheep pasture. "

animal biology nature

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A remote control.

Examples :

"My dad used the buttons to change the TV channel. "

electronics device technology

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A boy servant, or page.

Examples :

""In old novels, wealthy families often had "buttons" to answer the door and run errands." "

person job human

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Examples :

"The buttons at the school gate stopped the students from entering without permission. "

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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