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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
button
/ˈbʌtn̩/
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
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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)