Collocations for button - noun
1. for fastening clothes
ADJ.
bottom, top
The top button of his shirt was undone.
The top button of his shirt was undone.
coat, shirt, etc.
VERB + BUTTON
do up, fasten | undo, unfasten | fumble with | lose
My coat has lost a button.
My coat has lost a button.
rip off | sew on
BUTTON + VERB
be missing, come off, pop (off)
There was a button missing from his shirt.
There was a button missing from his shirt.
2. small switch
ADJ.
on, start/starter | off, stop | control | fast forward, pause, play, rewind | alarm, panic
She hit the alarm button as fast as she could.
She hit the alarm button as fast as she could.
mouse | self-destruct
(often figurative)
(often figurative)
VERB + BUTTON
click (on)
(computing),
(computing),
depress, hit, hold down, press, push
Click the left mouse button twice.
Click the left mouse button twice.
keep your finger on | release, take your finger off
PHRASES
at the touch of a button
The remote control allows you to change channel at the touch of a button.
The remote control allows you to change channel at the touch of a button.