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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!
your
Pronoun
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Your things are things which belong to you.
Can I eat some of your ice-cream please?
lip
Noun
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The edge of an opening, especially, the human mouth (often plural).
She climbed over the lip of the hole.
John licked his lips.
The window had a wide lip below it that collected dust.
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A disrespectful response.
Don't give me any lip.