Trigger vs. Button

Triggernoun

A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.

‘Just pull the trigger.’;

Buttonnoun

A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.

‘April fastened the buttons of her overcoat to keep out the wind.’;

Triggernoun

A similar device used to activate any mechanism.

Buttonnoun

A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

‘Pat pushed the button marked "shred" on the blender.’;

Triggernoun

An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

‘Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.’;

Buttonnoun

(graphical user interface) An on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attached function.

‘Click the button that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.’;

Triggernoun

A concept or image that upsets somebody.

‘I can't watch that violent film. Blood is one of my triggers.’;

Buttonnoun

(US) A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.

‘The politician wore a bright yellow button with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.’;

Triggernoun

(psychology) An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or action in a person.

Buttonnoun

(botany) A bud.

Triggernoun

(music) An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.

Buttonnoun

The head of an unexpanded mushroom.

Triggernoun

(music) A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.

Buttonnoun

(slang) The clitoris.

Triggernoun

(electronics) A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.

Buttonnoun

(curling) The center (bullseye) of the house.

Triggernoun

(databases) An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.

Buttonnoun

(fencing) The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.

Triggernoun

(online gaming) A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.

Buttonnoun

(poker) A plastic disk used to represent the person in last position in a poker game; also dealer's button.

Triggernoun

(archaic) A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

Buttonnoun

(poker) The player who is last to act after the flop, turn and river, who possesses the button.

Triggerverb

(transitive) To fire a weapon.

Buttonnoun

(archaic) A person who acts as a decoy.

Triggerverb

(transitive) To initiate something.

‘The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.’;

Buttonnoun

A raised pavement marker to further indicate the presence of a pavement marking painted stripe.

Triggerverb

To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).

‘This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.’;

Buttonnoun

A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).

Triggerverb

To activate; to become active.

Buttonnoun

A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, such as a door.

Triggernoun

A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

Buttonnoun

A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.

Triggernoun

A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.

Buttonnoun

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

Triggernoun

lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun

Buttonnoun

A small white blotch on a cat's coat.

Triggernoun

a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen

Buttonnoun

A unit of length equal to 1/12 of an inch.

Triggernoun

an act that sets in motion some course of events

Buttonnoun

The means for initiating a nuclear strike or similar cataclysmic occurrence.

Triggerverb

put in motion or move to act;

‘trigger a reaction’; ‘actuate the circuits’;

Buttonnoun

(lutherie) In an instrument of the violin family, the near semi-circular shape extending from the top of the back plate of the instrument, meeting the heel of the neck.

Triggerverb

release or pull the trigger on;

‘Trigger a gun’;

Buttonnoun

(lutherie) lang=en.

Buttonnoun

synonym of adjuster.

Buttonnoun

The least amount of care or interest; a whit or jot.

Buttonnoun

(comedy) The final joke at the end of a comedic act (such as a sketch, set, or scene).

Buttonverb

(transitive) To fasten with a button.

Buttonverb

(intransitive) To be fastened by a button or buttons.

‘The coat will not button.’;

Buttonnoun

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

Buttonnoun

A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; - used also for ornament.

Buttonnoun

A bud; a germ of a plant.

Buttonnoun

A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.

Buttonnoun

A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.

Buttonverb

To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; - often followed by up.

‘He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.’;

Buttonverb

To dress or clothe.

Buttonverb

To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.

Buttonnoun

a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

Buttonnoun

an electrical switch operated by pressing a button;

‘the elevator was operated by push buttons’; ‘the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk’;

Buttonnoun

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

Buttonnoun

a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Buttonverb

provide with buttons;

‘button a shirt’;

Buttonverb

fasten with buttons;

‘button the dress’;

Buttonnoun

a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a slit made for the purpose or for decoration.

Buttonnoun

a small round object resembling a button

‘chocolate buttons’;

Buttonnoun

a knob fitted to the point of a foil to make it harmless.

Buttonnoun

used in reference to things of little worth

‘he will never give away anything that is worth a button’;

Buttonnoun

a small device on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it.

Buttonnoun

an element of a graphical user interface which a user can select to perform a particular action

‘just search for the app you want and click the 'buy' or 'install' button’;

Buttonnoun

a badge bearing a design or slogan and pinned to clothing.

Buttonverb

fasten (clothing) with buttons

‘he buttoned up his jacket’;

Buttonverb

fasten the buttons of a garment being worn by someone

‘he buttoned himself into the raincoat’;

Buttonverb

(of a garment) be fastened with buttons

‘a dress which buttoned down the front’;

Buttonverb

stop talking.

Button

In modern clothing and fashion design, a button is a small fastener, now most commonly made of plastic but also may be made of metal, wood, or seashell, that joins two pieces of fabric together. In archaeology, a button can be a significant artifact.