Button and Key

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Button noun - A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.

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Key is a synonym for button in knob topic. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Button", when it comes to topics like switch.

Nearby Words: buttoned, buttoning

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Button is a synonym for key. You can use "Button" instead a noun "Key".

Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

special	special button	special key
particular	particular button	particular key
specific	specific button	specific key
right	right button	right key
Other adjectives: certain, down, relative, single, actual, real, large, big, wrong, blue, white, new, major, hidden, left, last, different, literal, giant, red.

Also, to get into a car, take a human shield, and enter shop mode is all done the same button, unlike in 2 where human shield had its own button/key.

Source: Video Game / Saints Row: The Third
If you press the action key/button, your character knees the enemy in the groin, which gives you time to retrieve the gun before the enemy can shoot you.

Source: Groin Attack / Video Games
In Battle Arena, keeping any key/button held down for 10 minutes will give you a warning and your damage output will start to decrease.

Source: Video Game / Anti-Idle: The Game

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