buttons 1 of 2

noun

Definition of buttonsnext
plural of button
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as in knobs

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as in clasps

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buttons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of button
as in toggles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttons
  1. knobs
  2. stars
  3. harnesses
Noun
  • Are automakers welcoming back physical knobs and switches?
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The system shook hands with my Droid immediately, and the sound system, happily, has knobs.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of knobs
Noun
  • While the artwork paints a nostalgic portrait of the era, the true stars of the show are the machines that roared through history and put countless manufacturers, drivers, and race teams on the map.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Ju Ji-Hoon stars as Jung Won-Young, the enigmatic owner of the titular light shop, located at the end of a foreboding dark alley.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of stars
Verb
  • Delve into the profound depths of your unconscious mind as an expert reader harnesses the transformative power of tarot cards.
    Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The study comes just several months after researchers from the University of Washington demonstrated the creation of a similar stretchy thermoelectric wearable that also harnesses human body heat for power.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of harnesses
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Thesaurus Entries Near buttons

butt (on or against)

buttons

buttons (up)

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