# buttons

Pronunciation: say "BUT-uhnz" /ˈbʌt.ənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of button. — plural of button
   - Simple: Plural of button. Use this form when talking about more than one button.
   - _The tailor replaced the worn buttons on the blazer._
   - _Rows of brass buttons gleamed on the soldier's uniform._
3. A handheld remote control for operating a television or similar device. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A small handheld controller used to operate a television or other device from across the room.
   - _She set the buttons on the arm of the sofa during the movie._
   - _The kids fought over the buttons until the show finally started._
4. A police officer. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A police officer, especially in older informal speech.
   - _The crowd scattered the moment the buttons turned onto the street._
   - _Two buttons questioned the witnesses outside the tavern._
5. A person's sanity or mental faculties. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person's sanity or ability to think clearly.
   - _Folks around town reckoned he'd misplaced a few of his buttons._
   - _She kept all her buttons right up to the end and ran the farm herself._
6. The dung of sheep, which forms small round pellets.
   - Simple: The droppings of sheep, which form small round pellets.
   - _Scattered buttons marked the trail the sheep had taken up the hillside._
   - _The shepherd raked the buttons into a heap for the garden._
7. A small South African succulent of the genus Conophytum, covered in button-like fleshy leaves.
   - Simple: A small South African plant with thick, button-shaped leaves that store water.
   - _She lined the rock garden with buttons whose paired leaves glistened in the sun._
   - _Collectors prize buttons for the bright flowers that emerge in fall._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of button. — third-person singular simple present indicative of button
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of button. Use it when one person or thing does the action now.
   - _The nurse buttons the patient's gown with care._
   - _He always buttons his jacket before a meeting._

## Noun

8. A boy employed as a servant or page. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A young boy who works as a servant or as a hotel page.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/buttons (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).