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noun (used with a singular verb )Chiefly British .
a bellboy or page in a hotel.
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Origin of buttons First recorded in 1840–50; so called from the many buttons of his uniform
Words nearby buttons button mangrove ,
buttonmold ,
buttonmould ,
button one's lip ,
button quail ,
buttons ,
button snakeroot ,
button suture ,
button-through ,
button tow ,
button up
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Words related to buttons knob ,
dial ,
switch ,
catch ,
clasp ,
fastening ,
frog ,
stud ,
adjuster ,
toggle ,
tuner
How to use buttons in a sentence Outside of those negatives, you get the ability to remap your buttons controller-side, meaning you can swap out button functions even if the settings on a game don’t allow it.
The pieces are near-identical, excepting the signature buttons on the Chanel suit and a few small tailoring details.
She checks the buttons to make sure that they are all tightly fastened.
“I had just wiped the buttons down with some alcohol swipes,” the employee said.
Just the other day, the employee watched another mother freak out after her daughter licked some of the buttons in an elevator.
To easily switch between sounds, the organ is outfitted with dozens of preset buttons like the kind found in old radios.
She was in a soiled dressing gown of purple flannel, with several of the buttons off.
By an Act passed in the 4th of William and Mary foreign buttons made of hair were forbidden to be imported.
Papier maché buttons came in with Henry Clay's patent in 1778.
Fancy silk buttons , with worked figured tops, were patented by Wm. Elliott, in 1837.
Metal buttons or pistons located on the toe piece of the pedal-board were introduced by the ingenious Casavant of Canada.
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British Dictionary definitions for buttons
noun
(functioning as singular) British informal a page boy
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