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Definition: BUTTONS |
BUTTONSNoun1. A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery. |
Date "BUTTONS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1598. (references) |
Note: Buttons \But"tons\, noun. boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery. [Colloq.]. (references) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of sewing bright shining buttons on a uniform, betokens to a young woman the warm affection of a fine looking and wealthy partner in marriage. To a youth, it signifies admittance to military honors and a bright career. Dull, or cloth buttons, denotes disappointments and systematic losses and ill health. The loss of a button, and the consequent anxiety as to losing a garment, denotes prospective losses in trade. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Literature | Buttons The two buttons on the back of a coat, in the fall of the back, are a survival of the buttons on the back of riding-coats and military frocks of the eighteenth century, occasionally used to button back the coat-tails. A boy in buttons. A page, whose jacket in front is remarkable for a display of small round buttons, as close as they can be inserted, from chin to waist. "The titter [tingle] of an electric bell brought a large fat buttons, with a stage effect of being dressed to look small."- Howell: Hazard of New Fortunes, (vol. i. part i. chap. vii. p. 58). He has not all his buttons. He is half-silly; "not all there"; he is "a button short." Dash my buttons. Here, "buttons" means lot or destiny, and "dash" is a euphemistic form of a more offensive word. The buttons come off the foils. Figuratively, the courtesies of controversy are neglected. "Familiarity with controversy ... will have accustomed him to the misadventures which arise when, as sometimes will happen in the heat of fence, the buttons come off the foils."- Nineteenth Century (June, 1891, p. 925). `Tis in his buttons. He is destined to obtain the prize; he is the accepted lover. It is still common to hear boys count their buttons to know what trade they are to follow, whether they are to do a thing or not, and whether some favourite favours them. (See Bachelor.) " `Tis in his buttons: he will carry't."- Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, iii. 2. 'Tis not in his buttons. 'Tis not in his power, 'tis not in his lot. To have a soul above buttons. To be worthy of better things; to have abilities too good for one's present employment. This is explained by George Colman in Sylvester Daggerwood: "My father was an eminent button-maker ... but I had a soul above buttons ... and panted for a liberal profession." To put into buttons. To dress a boy as a "page," with a jacket full in the front with little buttons, generally metallic and very conspicuous. To take by the button. To detain one in conversation; to apprehend, as, "to take fortune by the button." The allusion is to a custom, now discontinued, of holding a person by the button or button-hole in conversation. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: BUTTONSSynonyms: Buttons (Fasteners), Buttons (Information artifacts). (additional references) |
Crosswords: BUTTONS |
| English words defined with "BUTTONS": apple nut ♦ botonee, botonnee, Bottone, button, button hole, button mangrove, button tree, button-down, buttoned, buttonhole, buttony ♦ cardigan, Coat link, coatdress, Conocarpus erectus, cufflink ♦ double-breasted, dully ♦ fastened, fly, fly front ♦ Hemacite ♦ ivory nut ♦ Knopped ♦ ligne, Lophophora williamsii ♦ mescal, mescaline, mezcal ♦ peyote, pick at, pluck at, pull at, push-button radio ♦ shirtdress, shirtwaist, shirtwaister, single-breasted, Sleeve links, Soap nut, soutane ♦ unbutton ♦ vegetable ivory. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "BUTTONS": Bachelor's Buttons. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "BUTTONS": Knopped. (references) |
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Screenplays | Plus, he probably doesn't know how to change the buttons. (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt) Don't touch any of the buttons on the dash (GoldenEye; writing credit: Ian Fleming; Michael France) Just this - can you sleep on your stomach with such big buttons on your pajamas (A Night at the Opera; writing credit: James Kevin McGuinness; George S. Kaufman) I'm trying not to be mad at him, but man that guy can push my buttons! (Friends; writing credit: Jörn O. Jensen; Birger Larsen) Buttons are not how one escapes dungeons (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn; writing credit: Verónica Suárez) | |
Clever | Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of the man. The biography of the man himself cannot be written. (references; author: Mark Twain) You are an engineer if your wrist watch has more buttons than a telephone. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Red Buttons Show (1952) Buttons (1927) Love and Brass Buttons (1916) Bachelor Buttons (1912) War of the Buttons (1994) | |
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 | Eva guided the buttons to their respective holes. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Two men standing on sidewalk, with man at right having popped his buttons and wearing a ribbon marked "12 lbs.". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Conversion. Compacts to ordnance. Rex Manufacturing Company, New Rochelle, New York. Inspecting shells for brass buttons. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Monitor buttons" by Sebastian Mey - KrippsDesign Commentary: "Buttons on a monitor." | "Elevator buttons" by Jeffrey Lingmont Commentary: "Buttons in an elevator.. (duh..)." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Alice in Wonderland | Carroll, Lewis | As a duck with his eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | One day they took the buttons off the foils |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | A denim coat with brass buttons and a spotted brown hat creased like a pork pie lay on the ground beside him. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
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Business | For pillow shams and duvet covers zips instead of buttons are increasingly in demand as are anti-allergic, anti-mildew inlets. (references) | |
Content providers also form vendor-alliances to enable them to adapt content to the various vendors’ hardware specifications, such as screen size and command buttons. (references) | ||
The Argentine textile and garment industries operate with a large degree of self-sufficiency, but do rely heavily on imports of technology, machinery, non-cotton fibers, raw materials for synthetic fibers and fabrics, and novelty items (buttons, decorations, accessories). (references) | ||
Economic History | Micronesia | Trade: Exports ($33 million)--fish, garments and buttons, betel nut. (references) |
Micronesia | Manufacturing activity is modest, consisting mainly of a garment factory in Yap and production of buttons from trochus shells. (references) | |
Trade | India | Exporters coming from abroad are also allowed to import drawings, patterns, labels, price tags, buttons, belts, trimming and embellishments required for export, as part of their passenger baggage, without a license. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "BUTTONS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.10% of the time. "BUTTONS" is used about 883 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 99.1% | 875 | 8,122 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 0.9% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Total | 100.00% | 883 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "BUTTONS": billy buttons ♦ boy in buttons ♦ brass buttons ♦ golden buttons ♦ mescal buttons ♦ mescaline buttons ♦ nankin buttons ♦ peyote buttons ♦ quaker buttons. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "BUTTONS": fly-buttons, push-buttons. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BUTTONS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | عراوى, أزرار (knob). (various references) | |
Chinese | 按钮 (button). (various references) | |
Czech | poslíèek (errand boy, page). (various references) | |
Danish | peyotl (big chief, cactus, Lophophora williamsii, mesc, mescal, mescal button, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Dutch | peyotl (big chief, cactus, Lophophora williamsii, mesc, mescal, mescal button, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), peyote (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), mescal buttons (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Finnish | hotellipoika (bell boy, bellhop, page boy). (various references) | |
French | boutons, big chief (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), seni (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), peyotl (mescal button, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), moon (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), mescal buttons (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), hikuli (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons), hikori (mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote buttons). (various references) | |
German | Tasten (feel, fumble, grope, ivory, key, keys, press, punch, scrabble). (various references) | |
Greek | πεγιότ (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szállodai küldönc. (various references) | |
Italian | bottoni del mescal (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), peyotl (big chief, cactus, Lophophora williamsii, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), peyote (big chief, cactus, Lophophora williamsii, mesc, mescal, mescal button, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Korean | 단추 (button). (various references) | |
Manx | guilley drid (bellboy, boots, errand boy, fag, flunkey, footman), guilley dorrysh (doorman). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | uttonsbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | peyote (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Romanian | paj (boy in buttons, henchman, page, squire, varlet). (various references) | |
Spanish | botones (bellboy, bellhop, boots, call-boy, footboy, page, page boy), botón de mescalina (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), peyote (peyote), mescal (big chief, cactus, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | хлопчик-коридорний. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Exodus Chapter 36, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai o sticoV o deuteroV anqrax kai sapfeiroV kai iaspiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et fibulas aeneas quinquaginta quibus necteretur tectum et unum pallium ex omnibus sagis fieret |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And fifti brasun knoppis with whiche the roof myyte be knyt, and o mantil be made of alle the sarges. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they made fyftye rynges of brasse to couple the tent together that it myghte be one. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he made fifty buttons of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And fifty hooks of brass for joining them together to make the tent. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Exodus Chapter 36, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Ug siya nagbuhat ug kalim-an ka kaw-it nga tumbaga aron sa pagtakdo pag-usa sa balong-balong, aron kini matibook. |
| Chinese | 又 作 五 十 個 銅 鉤 、 使 罩 棚 連 成 一 個 。 |
| Croatian | Naèine i pedeset kopèa od tuèa da sastave Šator zajedno, tako da bude jedna cjelina. |
| Danish | Og han lavede halvtredsindstyve Kobberkroge til at sammenføje Teltdækket med, så det udgjorde et Hele. |
| Dutch | Hij maakte ook vijftig koperen haakjes, om de tent samen te voegen, dat zij een ware. |
| Finnish | Sitten tehtiin viisikymmentä vaskihakasta, joilla teltta liitettiin yhteen, niin että siitä tuli yhtenäinen. |
| French | On fit cinquante agrafes d`airain, pour assembler la tente, afin qu`elle formât un tout. |
| German | Und machte je fünfzig eherne Haken, daß die Hütte damit zusammen in eins gefügt würde. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Lalu dibuat lima puluh kait dari perunggu untuk menyatukan kedua layar itu menjadi atap Kemah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka diperbuatkannyalah pula lima puluh biji kait tembaga akan mempersambatkan teratak itu menjadi satu. |
| Italian | Fece cinquanta fibbie di rame, per unire insieme la tenda, così da formare un tutto unico. |
| Maori | I hanga ano e ia nga toromoka parahi e rima tekau, hei hono i te teneti kia kotahi. |
| Norwegian | Og de gjorde femti kobberkroker til å feste teppene sammen med så det blev ett dekke. |
| Portuguese | Fizeram também cinqüenta colchetes de bronze, para ajuntar a tenda, para que viesse a ser um todo. |
| Rumanian | Au mai fqcut wi cincizeci de copci de aramq, cu cari sq se kmpreune acoperiwul cortului, ca sq alcqtuiascq un kntreg. |
| Spanish | Hizo también cincuenta ganchos de bronce para unir la tienda, de manera que formara un solo conjunto. |
| Swedish | Och man gjorde femtio häktor av koppar för att foga tillhopa täckelset, så att det kom att utgöra ett helt. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "BUTTONS": bellybuttons, keybuttons, misbuttons, rebuttons, unbuttons. (additional references) | |
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"BUTTONS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: betons, betton, biltons, botton, Bottone, Boutons, Bruntons, Brutton, Buchons, buitone, Butetown, bution, buton, buttans, buttine, buttony, buttun, ubitrons. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "BUTTONS" (pronounced bu"tunz) |
| 5 | -u" t u n z | gluttons. |
| 4 | -t u n z | cottons, badmintons, brightens, bulletins, cantons, captains, cartons, charlatans, chieftains, curtains, Daltons, fountains, frightens, heightens, intestines, kindergartens, kittens, martens, metropolitans, mittens, mountains, pistons, plantains, puritans, samaritans, shortens, skeletons, straightens, sultans, sweetens, threatens, tightens, titans. |
| 3 | -u n z | abrasions, abstentions, abstractions, academicians, accommodations, abandons, abbreviations, abductions, aberrations, abortions, accordions, accreditations, accumulations, accusations, acquisitions, actions, adaptations, addictions, additions, administrations, admissions, admonitions, adoptions, affections, affiliations, affirmations, afflictions, aggressions, aliens, allegations, allergens, allocations, allusions, alterations, altercations, ambitions, ammunitions, amphibians, amplifications, amputations, animations, annotations, anticipations, antigens, antihistamines, antitoxins, apparitions, appellations, applications, apprehensions, appropriations, approximations, aprons, arbitrations, arcadians, arsons, artisans, aspens, aspersions, aspirations, assassinations, assassins, assertions, associations, assumptions, attentions, attractions, auctions, auditions, authentications, authorizations, Avions, awakens, confrontations, confusions, congratulations, congregations, congresspersons, conjugations, conjunctions, connections, connotations, consecrations, considerations, consolations, consolidations, constellations, constitutions, constrictions, constructions, consultations, contentions, contortions, contractions, contradictions, contraptions, contrarians, contributions, contusions, conventions, conversations, conversions, convictions, convulsions, cooperations, corporations, corrections, correlations, corruptions, balbriggans, barbarians, bargains, barons, barrens, basins, bastions, battalions, beacons, beckons, bedouins, billions, blackens, bourbons, brackens, broadens, bruins, burdens, cabins, calculations, cancellations, cannons, canons, canyons, capitalizations, captions, carbons, carcinogens, cardigans, carnations, castrations, catamarans, catkins, cautions, caymans, celebrations, centenarians, certifications, champions, chaplains, characterizations, chickens, circulations, citations, citizens, civilians, civilizations, clarifications, classifications, clinicians, coalitions, collaborations, collections, collegians, collisions, combinations, comedians, commemorations, commissions, Commons, communications, companions, comparisons, compensations, competitions, compilations, completions, complexions, complications, compositions, compulsions, computations, concentrations, conceptions, concessions, conclusions, concoctions, concussions, condemnations, conditions, confections, confessions, configurations, confirmations, cousins, cravens, creations, crustaceans, cushions, custodians, dalmatians, dandelions, deacons, decapitations, deceptions, decisions, declarations, decorations, deductions, deepens, defections, definitions, degradations, delegations, deletions, deliberations, delicatessens, delusions, demarcations, demons, demonstrations, demotions, denationalizations, denizens, denominations, denunciations, depictions, deportations, depositions, depreciations, depredations, depressions, deprivations, descriptions, desecrations, desertions, designations, destinations, detentions, determinations, determines, detonations, devaluations, deviations, Dickens, dietitians, digressions, dimensions, dioxins, directions, disciplinarians, disciplines, discolorations, discussions, dislocations, dispositions, disruptions, dissections, distinctions, distortions, distractions, distributions, diversifications, diversions, divisions, Dobsons, doctrines, dolphins, donations, dozens, dragons, dramatizations, dungeons, duplications, durations, editions, educations, egyptians, elections, electricians, electrocutions, elevations, elevens, eliminations, elocutions, emanations, emigrations, emissions, emotions, endorphins, engines, environs, envisions, eons, equations, erections, eruptions, estimations, estrogens, evacuations, evaluations, evasions, evens, evictions, exacerbations, exactions, exaggerations, examinations, examines, excavations, exceptions, exclamations, exclusions, excursions, executions, exemptions, exertions, exhibitions, exhortations, expansions, expectations, expeditions, expirations, explanations, explorations, explosions, expositions, expressions, expropriations, expulsions, extensions, extractions, fabrications, factions, falcons, famines, fashions, federations, felons, fictions, firmans, flirtations, fluctuations, fluorocarbons, formations, formulations, fortifications, fortunes, foundations, fractions, frictions, frustrations, functions, galleons, gallons, Gammons, gardens, gascons, generalizations, generations, geriatricians, germans, Gibbons, givens, globulins, gorgons, Gowans, grabens, gradations, graduations, gremlins, gryphons, guardians, gyrations, hallucinations, happens, hardens, hastens, havens, heavens, heroines, herons, hesitations, historians, hooligans, horizons, hospitalizations, humanitarians, humans, humiliations, hydrocarbons, hydrogens, identifications, illusions, illustrations, imaginations, imagines, imitations, immunizations, impatiens, imperfections, implications, impressions, improvisations, inaugurations, incarnations, incisions, inclinations, inclusions, incorporations, incursions, indications, indiscretions, infections, infestations, inflections, informations, infractions, infusions, inhibitions, injections, injunctions, innovations, inoculations, inscriptions, insinuations, inspections, inspirations, installations, institutions, instructions, integrations, intentions, interactions, interceptions, interconnections, interjections, intermissions, interpretations, interrogations, interruptions, intersections, interventions, intimations, introductions, intrusions, inundations, invasions, inventions, investigations, invitations, ions, irritations, jillions, Jordans, jurisdictions, justifications, juxtapositions, kitchens, lacerations, leavens, legions, lemans, lemons, lengthens, lesbians, lesions, lessens, lessons, liberalizations, libertarians, librarians, lichens, likens, limitations, linens, lions, lippens, liquidations, listens, litigations, locations, loosens, lotions, lubricants, luncheons, machinations, magicians, magnifications, maidens, malformations, malfunctions, mandarins, manifestations, manipulations, mansions, margins, Marlins, martians, masons, mathematicians, matrons, mavens, medallions, medications, medicines, meditations, melons, mentions, mignons, migrations, millions, minions, ministrations, miscalculations, misconceptions, miscreations, misfortunes, misperceptions, misrepresentations, missions, mobilizations, modifications, Morgans, motions, motivations, muffins, mullens, munitions, musicians, mutations, mutilations, myrmidons, nationalizations, nations, negotiations, neurosurgeons, newspersons, nominations, nonwovens, notations, notifications, notions, objections, obligations, observations, obsessions, obstetricians, obstructions, occasions, occupations, oceans, omens, omissions, onions, opens, operations, opinions, oppressions, opticians, options, orations, orchestrations, organizations, organs, orientations, originations, orphans, oscillations, ovations, ovens, paeans, palpitations, pardons, parliamentarians, Parsons, participations, partisans, partitions, passions, pathogens, patients, patricians, patrons, pavilions, pedestrians, pediatricians, pelicans, penguins, penicillins, pensions, peons, perceptions, perforations, permissions, permutations, persons, persuasions, perturbations, petitions, physicians, pigeons, Pipkins, plantations, plebeians, poisons, politicians, pollens, polyhedrons, pontifications, populations, porcelains, portions, positions, possessions, potions, precautions, preconceptions, preconditions, predictions, predilections, predispositions, preoccupations, preparations, prescriptions, presentations, presumptions, pretensions, prisons, privations, privatizations, processions, proclamations, productions, professions, prognostications, prohibitions, projections, promotions, pronunciations, proportions, propositions, prosecutions, prostaglandins, protections, protestations, protozoans, provisions, provocations, publications, pumpkins, qualifications, questions, quickens, quotations, ramifications, rationalizations, rations, ravens, reactions, realizations, reasons, rebellions, recapitalizations, receptions, recessions, recisions, recitations, reckons, recollections, recommendations, reconciliations, reconstructions, recriminations, redemptions, reductions, reflections, regimens, regions, registrations, regressions, regulations, rehabilitations, rejections, relations, religions, relocations, remissions, renditions, renegotiations, renovations, reopens, reorganizations, reparations, repercussions, repetitions, repossessions, representations, repressions, reproductions, republicans, reputations, rescissions, reservations, resignations, resolutions, restorations, restrictions, reunions, revaluations, revelations, reverberations, revisions, revocations, revolutions, rhetoricians, ribbons, Robins, romans, rotations, ruins, ruminations, saddens, salmons, sanctions, sapiens, satisfactions, scallions, scorpions, seasons, secretions, sections, selections, seminarians, sensations, separations, sermons, sessions, sevens, shamans, sharpens, shenanigans, Siemens, simulations, siphons, sirens, situations, slackens, slogans, smoothens, snapdragons, softens, solicitations, solutions, sovereigns, sovrans, specifications, specimens, speculations, spokespersons, squadrons, stallions, stations, statisticians, sterilizations, stiffens, stipulations, strangulations, strengthens, sturgeons, subdivisions, subluxations, submissions, subscriptions, substitutions, suburbans, suggestions, summations, summons, superstitions, suppositions, surgeons, suspensions, suspicions, syndications, tabulations, tacticians, talons, tamarins, technicians, telecommunications, televisions, temptations, tendons, tensions, terminations, theologians, theoreticians, thickens, toboggans, tokens, totalitarians, toughens, toxins, traditions, transactions, transcriptions, transformations, transfusions, transgressions, transitions, translations, transmissions, tribulations, trillions, truncheons, tuitions, turbans, unions, unisons, urchins, utopians, vacations, vaccinations, valuations, variations, vegetarians, versions, veterans, veterinarians, vibrations, villains, violations, virgins, visions, visitations, vitamins, vocations, wagons, wardens, warrens, watermelons, weakens, weapons, widens, woolens, workstations, worsens, yaupons, zillions. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-n-o-s-t-t-u" | |
-1 letter: button. | |
-2 letters: bonus, bosun, botts, bouts, bunts, butts, snout, stout, stunt, tonus, touts. | |
-3 letters: bots, bott, bout, buns, bunt, bust, buts, butt, nobs, nous, nubs, nuts, onus, oust, outs, snob, snot, snub, stob, stub, stun, tons, tost, tots, tout, tubs, tuns, tuts, unto. | |
-4 letters: bos, bot, bun, bus, but, nob, nos, not, nub, nus. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-n-o-s-t-t-u" | |
+2 letters: buttoners, misbutton, rebuttons, subpotent, unbuttons. | |
+3 letters: buttonbush, buttonless, keybuttons, misbuttons, substation, turnabouts. | |
+4 letters: abstentious, buttonballs, buttonholes, buttonhooks, buttonwoods, butylations, contributes, cuttlebones, dubitations, intubations, misbuttoned, obstructing, obstruction, obturations, outboasting, stubbornest, subcontract, substations, subtotaling, subtraction, tabulations. | |
+5 letters: attributions, bellybuttons, blastulation, buttonbushes, buttonholers, contributors, counterblast, distribution, habituations, masturbation, misbuttoning, nimbostratus, noctambulist, obscurantist, obstructions, retributions, subcontinent, subcontracts, substitution, subtotalling, subtractions, thunderbolts, tribulations, unobstructed. | |
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