bouton — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bud noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
- button noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
- pimple noun A small, inflamed, often pus-filled spot on the skin.
- spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.
Senses
bouton is used for these senses in English:
- bud A newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
- button A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
- button (botany) A bud.
- endbutton (lutherie) In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.
- pimple (dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
- spot A pimple, papule or pustule.
bud — full definition
- noun A small swelling on a plant that will develop into a leaf, flower, or shoot.
- noun Something in an early stage of development.
- noun Slang for marijuana, especially the dried flowering part of the cannabis plant.
- verb To produce or begin developing buds, or to start growing in a similar early way.
- noun An informal, friendly term of address for a man, similar to "buddy" or "pal."
button — full definition
- noun A small disc sewn onto clothing and pushed through a hole to fasten it.
- noun A small device pressed with a finger to operate a machine, switch, or on-screen control.
- noun A small pin-on badge worn on clothing.
- verb To fasten with buttons.