At least then she'd have felt more confident that she was pushing the right buttons.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Lisa had bought him a new double-breasted blazer for his birthday, six gold buttons on the front, three gold buttons on each sleeve.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The buttons of his uniform were pulled tight against his chest.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2002)
All related terms of 'buttons'
button
Buttons are small hard objects sewn on to shirts , coats, or other pieces of clothing. You fasten the clothing by pushing the buttons through holes called buttonholes.
bachelor's-buttons
any of various plants of the daisy family with button-like flower heads
button up
to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
fly button
a button on the fly of a pair of trousers
hot button
A hot button is a subject or problem that people have very strong feelings about.
belly button
Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach .
cuff button
the button for a shirt cuff
panic button
a button or switch that operates any of various safety devices, for use in an emergency
pause button
a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
pearl button
a button (as for fastening a shirt , blouse , etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
press button
a button on a phone dial which you press
push button
A push-button machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches.
reset button
a button on a computer that clears the computer's memory and causes it to reboot
stop button
(on a DVD player, cassette recorder , etc) the off switch
tummy button
the scar in the centre of the abdomen , usually forming a slight depression , where the umbilical cord was attached
campaign button
a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate , usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture
collar button
the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment
destruct button
a button that, when pressed, causes a missile or rocket to destruct
record button
the button that you press on a device or remote control to begin recording sound, images, etc
redial button
a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
snooze button
a button on an alarm clock that, if pressed when the alarm is going off, will suspend its ringing for a brief time before allowing it to go off again
Welshman's button
an angler's name for a species of caddis fly , Sericostoma personatum
freeze-frame button
a control button on a remote control device, used to stop a moving image to view it as a still
press the right button
to cleverly or skilfully do the things which are necessary to get what you want in a particular situation