a small disk or knob sewn onto a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a slit made for the purpose, or for decoration
(b.1980), English motor-racing driver; full name Jenson Alexander Lyons Button. He won the Formula One world championship in 2009
denoting a chair or sofa with a quilted back, the stitching being hidden by buttons
a button on a telephone that temporarily interrupts a call so that another call may be taken
a button that can be pressed to temporarily halt the sound on a television, telephone, remote, or other apparatus
a highly venomous African spider which is a close relative of the American black widow
(in a graphical display) an icon representing one of a set of options, only one of which can be selected at any time
a control on a clock that sets an alarm to repeat after a short interval, allowing time for a little more sleep
respond to a situation by panicking or taking emergency measures
a small hook with a long handle for fastening tight buttons (often formerly on buttoned boots or gloves)
glanders in horses (or a similar disease in cattle) in which there is inflammation of the lymph vessels, causing nodules (farcy buds or farcy buttons)
a control allowing the temporary interruption of an electronic (or mechanical) process, especially video or audio recording or reproduction
the disk-shaped dried tops of the peyote cactus, eaten or chewed for their hallucinogenic effects
either of two mangroves native mainly to tropical America, used in the production of tanbark and for charcoal
a small quaillike Old World bird related to the rails, with only three toes
(b.1980), English motor-racing driver; full name Jenson Alexander Lyons Button. He won the Formula One world championship in 2009