button
noun
a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
buttoned
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past participleof button.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof button.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
buttonnouna small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
Example Sentences
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The dispute is by no means buttoned up, with the case heading into a second phase of arbitration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
I think I hold the most back when I’m interviewing people on the red carpet, because I know I have to be buttoned up, and it’s about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
She buttoned her coat, then moved her hand in a suit yourself wave when Violet said she’d wait a bit longer.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
