Buttons

//ˈbʌt.ənz// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of button form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The dung of sheep.
  3. 3
    A remote control. colloquial
  4. 4
    A boy servant, or page. colloquial, dated

    "A Custum' Us officer knows what to do with his Buttons, "said the Jack , repeating the obnoxious word with the greatest contempt , “when they comes betwixt him and his own light[…]""

  5. 5
    A policeman. slang

    "‘Go ahead, call the buttons. You'll get a big reaction from it.’"

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  1. 6
    Synonym of marbles (“sanity; mental faculties”). colloquial

    "And we've got that other boy now, Ganesh something, I met him once, and I didn't understand a word he was saying, but the child seems to have all his buttons."

  2. 7
    A small South African plant of the genus Conophytum, with button-like succulent leaves covering its exterior.
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of button form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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cobblercopcopperfedjackjake

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"One of your buttons has come off."

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