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button
Noun
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A button is a round object that can be pushed through clothing so that the clothing stays on.
Sarah's sweater doesn't work anymore because the buttons popped off.
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A button is a switch that is turned on by pressing it.
I pressed the button to turn on the television.
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A button is a badge that can be worn of clothing and is put onto the clothing with a pin to hold it in place.
I have a "Vote for Bush" button.
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If a poker player has the button, he is the last person to act on that hand.
button
Verb
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If you button something, you fasten it with a button.
Button up your coat!
test
Noun
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A test is writing that many learners do in a room at the same time so that people are able to see how much knowledge the learners have.
I'm happy because I got a high mark on the test.
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A test is something someone does to see if something works.
The person did a good test of the machine by pushing all the buttons and watching the machine.
test
Verb
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The action of testing; to try something out to see whether it works.
He tested the software many times.