Button and Shut

Button

Button verb - Fasten with buttons.
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Synonyms for Button

Shut and button are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shut" instead a verb "Button".

Nearby Words: buttoned, buttoning

Shut

Shut verb - To position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening.

Button and shut are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Button" instead a verb "Shut".

Nearby Words: shutdown, shutting

Both words in one sentence

  • Big Red Button It's usually just an emergency shut down button though, not a explosive self-destruct button.
  • Developers' Foresight When Megatron confronts Starscream, a button prompt tells the player to press the fire button to "shut Starscream up".
  • Film / Cats & Dogs The heroes attempt to press it in an attempt to shut off the machine, but it turns out to be the button that activates the machine.
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