| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To shoot, sprout or slip.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To arouse.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb button.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (button) | 1. Provide with buttons; "button a shirt".[Wordnet]. 2. Fasten with buttons; "button the dress".[Wordnet]. 3. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.[Websters]. 4. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.[Websters]. 5. To dress or clothe.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: buttoning, buttoned, buttons, buttoner, buttoners, buttoningly and buttonedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "BUTTONING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BUTTONING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Industry | 1: Formation of balls of fiber on the warp yarns during weaving. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: Hairiness of warp due to friction. Source: European Union. (references) | 3: The formation of balls of fiber on the warp yarns during weaving. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Common Expressions: button
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Arthur Button | Arthur Daniel Button (26 May 1916 - 27 May 1991) was an Air Vice-Marshal of the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. (references) | ||
| Bachelor's button | 1: A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena). Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Belly button | A scar where the umbilical cord was attached. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Belly button Dollar | A Belly button Dollar is a variety of 1884 silver dollar that has a depression on the eagle's lower abdomen, forming what appears to be a belly button. These silver dollars were caused by a flawed die. (references) | ||
| Big red button | In computing, the Big Red Button has historically referred to the red momentary electrical switch used to reboot a computer system. This switch was often located on the front of a personal computer or on the back next to the power supply. (references) | ||
| Button (computing) | In computing, a button (sometimes known as a command button or push button) is a widget which provides the user a simple way to trigger an event, such as clearing the display on a calculator program. Buttons are also used to provide the user ways to respond to dialog boxes. (references) | ||
| Button (control) | A button is a simple physical mechanism for controlling some aspect of a machine. Buttons are typically made out of hard material, usually plastic or metal. This piece of plastic is usually shaped to accommodate the human finger or hand, so as to be easily depressed or pushed. When the button is pushed, a (usually electrical) event takes place; for example, an electrical circuit might be completed. (references) | ||
| Button accordion | A button accordion is a type of accordion on which the melody-side keyboard consists of a series of buttons rather than piano-style keys. There exists a wide variation in keyboard systems, tuning, action and construction of these instruments. (references) | ||
| Button Bay | Button Bay, previously known as Button Mould Bay or Buttonmold Bay, is an area of shallow water on the east shore of Lake Champlain, north of Arnold Bay. It is situated between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains in New York. (references) | ||
| Button cactus | Button cacti or pingpong ball cacti (genus Epithelantha) are a genus of cacti. The genus name is formed from Greek and means "flowers upon the tubercles". The genus comprises 2 species. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: button
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Button balance | Mining | A small, very delicate balance used for weighing assay buttons. (references) | |
| Button bradder | Occupations | Tends machine that crimps eyelets, grommets, snaps, buttons, or similar fasteners to material, such as cloth, canvas, paper, plastic, leather, or rubber to reinforce holes, attach fasteners, or to attach parts, by any of following methods: (1) Pours metal fasteners into hopper of machine. Positions material under machine head according to marking on machine bed or material. Depresses pedal to start machine that feeds fastener from fastener holder, lowers ram to force fastener through material and to crimp fastener edges into material, and material into position for succeeding fasteners. (2) Lays fastener in holder of machine. Positions material over fastener according to marks on material or prepunched holes in material. Depresses pedal to lower machine ram which forces edges of fastener into material. (3) Inserts bottom section of two piece fastener in slot in bed of machine and top section into hole in material. Depresses pedal to lower ram and rivet both sections together. May locate and mark positions of fastener on material. May tend machine that also punches holes for fasteners. May be designated according to type of fastener used as Blind Eyeletter (boot & shoe); Blind Hooker (boot & shoe); according to part attached as Buckle-Attaching-Machine Operator (hat & cap); Hook-and-Eye Attacher, Machine (garment); or according to part made as Chin-Strap Maker (hat & cap); Sweatband Maker (hat & cap). May be designated: Button-Attaching-Machine Operator (any industry); Cap-And-Stud-Machine Operator (rubber goods); Fastener Attacher (any industry); Gripper Attacher (any industry); Snap Attacher (any industry); Snap-Fastener-Machine Operator (any industry). (references) | |
| Button broacher | Occupations | Sets up and operates automatic machine to force steel pins through thread-holes of plastic buttons to remove molding $T3flash:$T1 Selects numbered dial feed-plate and pin-holding chuck according to size and type of button and installs them in machine, using wrenches. Turns setscrews to align dial plate and pin-holder to ensure that pins will be centered in thread-holes of buttons. Pours buttons into hopper, using hand scoop. Observes feeding of buttons into dial pockets and action of pin-driving and ejecting mechanism. Examines buttons for defects and adjusts machine as required. Removes filled containers from beneath ejection chute and places them on bench or handtruck. (references) | |
| Button cutter | Occupations | Cuts button blanks from shells: Holds shell against machine fixture by hand or using tongs. Moves lever or depresses pedal to advance tubular saw into shell and cut out button blank. Determines location for cuts according to size, shape, and condition of individual shell in order to obtain maximum number of blanks. Replaces dulled saws, using wrenches. May reset and sharpen saws, using hand files. (references) | |
| Button fusion test | Mining | See: button test. (references) | |
| BUTTON GRADER | Occupations | Examines completed pearl buttons and sorts them according to grade: Observes buttons on conveyor belt or worktable, and sorts into containers according to shade and purity of color, and degree of iridescence. Discards buttons with defects, such as spots, chips, cracks, or toolmarks. May examine completed plastic buttons for defects. (references) | |
| Button her up | Energy | Tie down the load on a truck or trailer. (references) | |
| Button lac | European Union | Lac in the shape of discs. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Button lac | Industry | A lac resin refined and cast into flat round disks. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Button maker and installer | Occupations | Tends button machine that assembles buttons and inserts buttons into pillow and cushion shells prior to stuffing: Positions specified metal button dies in machine, according to work order, and flips switch to activate machine. Turns knob to set counter that tallies number of buttons assembled. Places button covers and metal button parts in specified sequence in dies and depresses pedal to activate automatic assembly cycle of machine. Picks up buttons from machine discharge bin and cuts away excess covering material, using scissors. Inserts one end of button ties into openings on back of buttons, places opposite end of ties into inserting tool, and pushes tool through precut holes in pillow or cushion shells. Removes ties from tool and inserts ties into openings of other buttons on opposite side of shells. Places assembled items in storage area. Periodically cuts additional button covers from specified fabrics, using handpress. (references) | |
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