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button

/ˈbʌtn̩/

An illustration for button

noun1 of 2

small round piece of material used to fasten clothing

  • “Button up your shirt all the way to your neck.”Tatoeba
  • “If you push the button, the curtains will open automatically.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To stop talking.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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