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BUTTONLIKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buttonlike mean?
• BUTTONLIKE (adjective)
The adjective BUTTONLIKE has 1 sense:
1. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
Familiarity information: BUTTONLIKE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
Synonyms:
beadlike; beady; buttonlike; buttony
Context example:
black buttony eyes
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
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