扣子 — meaning in English

English meaning

• button noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
• gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
• snarl verb To growl and bare the teeth angrily, as an animal does.
• spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.

Senses

扣子 is used for these senses in English:

• button (clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. [from mid-13th c.]
• endbutton (lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.
• gall A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
• snarl A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
• spot A pimple, papule or pustule.

button — full definition

1. noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
2. noun A small device pressed with a finger to operate a machine, switch, or on-screen control.
3. noun A small pin-on badge worn on clothing.
4. verb To fasten with buttons.

gall — full definition

1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

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