klɪt ˈklɪtəɹɪs ˈklɪtəɹɪs pʊʃ ɹɪˈliːs fasten with buttons button the dress provide with buttons button a shirt a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc. to fit through buttonholes any artifact that resembles a button an electrical switch operated by pressing the elevator was operated by push buttons the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism a female sexual organ homologous to the penis a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate any of various plant parts that resemble buttons a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action