thrust button
1button — mid 13c. (implied in botouner button maker ), from O.Fr. boton (Fr. bouton) a button, bud (12c.), from bouter, boter to thrust (see BUTT (Cf. butt) (v.)). Thus a button is, etymologically, something that pushes up, or thrusts out. The verb is… …
2button — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boton, from Anglo French butun rose hip, stud, from buter to thrust more at butt Date: 14th century 1. a. a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a… …
3button — /ˈbʌtn / (say butn) noun 1. a disc or knob on a piece of cloth which, when passed through a slit or loop either in the same piece or another, serves as a fastening. 2. anything resembling a button. 3. an object of little value: not worth a button …
4button — [14] Button comes via Old French bouton from Vulgar Latin *botōne, a word connected with the verb *hottāre ‘thrust’ (from which ultimately English gets butt ‘hit with the head’). The underlying notion contained in button is thus of something… …
5button — [14] Button comes via Old French bouton from Vulgar Latin *botōne, a word connected with the verb *hottāre ‘thrust’ (from which ultimately English gets butt ‘hit with the head’). The underlying notion contained in button is thus of something… …
6button — A structure, lesion, or device of knob shape. [M.E., fr. O.Fr. bouton, fr. bouter, to thrust, fr. Germanic] Biskra b. SYN: Oriental b.. Murphy b. a device used for intestinal anastomosis; it consists of two round, hollow cylinders that insert… …
7Lunar Rescue — Infobox VG title=Lunar Rescue caption= developer = Taito publisher = Taito, Alligata, Program One, Lyversoft distributor= designer= version= released = 1979 (Arcade) platforms= Arcade, Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, PC, PS2 …
8Stargate (video game) — This article is about the 1980s Stargate video game. For other uses, see Stargate (disambiguation). Stargate Developer(s) Vid Kidz Publisher(s) Williams Electronics Designer(s) …
9Omega Race — Developer(s) Midway Publisher(s) Midway Platform(s) …
10Lander (video game) — Infobox VG title = Lander developer = Psygnosis publisher = Psygnosis released = 1999 genre = Action shooter platforms = Microsoft Windows modes = Single player, Multiplayer media = CD ROM, DVD ROM requirements = 166 MHz processor, 16Mb video… …
