from milk, used in cooking or as a drink
butter nut /'bAtanAt; NAmE 'bAtar-/ noun a N American tree grown as a decoration
and for its wood
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butter-scotch /'bAtaskntf;
NAmE 'bAtarskaitf/ noun [U]
1
a type of hard pale brown sweet/candy made by boiling
butter and brown sugar together
) 2 (especially NAmE) a sauce flavoured with butterscotch, used
for pouring on ice cream, etc.
mmmtt ()
but tery /'bAtari/ adj. like, containing or covered with butter
UrMitt;
buttock /'bAtak/
noun [usually pi.] either of the two round soft
parts at the top of a person’s legs j&; WnP — picture o body bllt-ton 0-w /'bAtn/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a small round piece of metal, plastic,
etc. that is sewn onto a piece of clothing and used for fastening two parts
together MtU; fUdf: {BrE) to do up/undo
your buttons ^ ± / If ftl ft1 0
(NAmE) to button/ unbutton your buttons M-t/ffl?f ft ft- 0 to sew on a button O shirt buttons M#Eft£0ftJ — picture o
fastener 2 a small part of a machine that you press
to make it work ( HIHW ) SU: the play/stop/rewind
button o Adam pressed a button
and
waited for the lift.
$50
0 Choose
‘printer’from the menu and click with the right mouse button. “ftTEPftl”
,
II # o
o The windows slide down at the touch of
abutton. —pictures
handle — see also push-button
3 (especially NAmE) a badge,
especially one with a message printed on it ( %tfa Epftffit J.Pii ) — picture o badge — see also
belly button IRTC1 on the 'button (informal, especially NAmE) 1 at exactly the right time
or at the exact time mentioned JE£f: We arrived at
button. ft111 & 4 * ||
|ij ft o 2 exactly right 5ft;
/H5ft;
fift^U: You’re on the button there! !
,push
all the (right) buttons (also .press all the (right) 'buttons especially in BrE) (informal) to do exactly the right things to please
sb
A: a new satirical comedy show
that pushes all the right buttons — $!!#$]
.push
sb’s 'buttons (also .press sb’s buttons especially in BrE) {informal) to make sb react in either a positive or a
negative way ) : I’ve
known him for years, but I still don’t
know what pushes his buttons. IteiUR — more at bright
adj.
m verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to fasten sth with buttons ft] ••• (ft MfO: She hurriedly buttoned
(up) her blouse. M A ft ft!
Hfco 2 [V] - (up) to be fastened
with buttons ft] ftp
ftO Jh: [V] The dress buttons (up) at the back, j&ftftftA ^Ilft/fjlif^ftPPA FT^^I 'button it! {BrE, informal) used to tell sb rudely to be quiet |ft| 1#; ftp .button-1 down adj. a button-down collar, shirt, etc. has the ends
of the collar fastened to the shirt with buttons ( A ) JfHHftl^ ( W — picture o
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.buttoned-'up
adj.
{informal, especially BrE) not
expressing your emotions openly SlIKSIf ; «)t !^<KJ
but
ton-hole /'bAtnhaul;
NAmE -houl/ noun, verb m noun 1 a hole on a piece of
clothing for a button to be put through M ftP?L ; ft! Bfl —picture o fastener
2
(BrE) {NAmE boutonniere)
a
flower that is worn in the buttonhole of a coat or jacket
MitftftlBilft&tl#'
■
verb {informal) [VN]
to make sb stop and listen to you, especially when they do not want to M*?® (
SA )
'button lift (BrE) (also Poma™) noun a machine with poles which pulls people up
the mountain on their skis
.button
'mushroom noun a small young mushroom used in cooking ( ft/h )
/ftj^ but-tress /'bAtras/ noun, verb
m noun a stone or brick structure
that supports a wall ft