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When I was in high school in the '50s you were supposed to be an Elvis Presley, a James Dean, a Marlon Brando or a Kingston Trio type in a button-down shirt headed for the fraternities at Stanford or Cal.
Robert Hass

Meaning of "button-down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTTON-DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTTON-DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Button-Down is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BUTTON-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of button-down in the English dictionary

The first definition of button-down in the dictionary is having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons. Other definition of button-down is having a button-down collar. Button-Down is also Also: buttoned-down. conventional or conservative.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTTON-DOWN

button
button lift
button mushroom
button one´s lip
button quail
button rose
button tow
button tree
button up
button-through
buttonball
buttonbush
buttoned up
buttoned-down
buttoner
buttonhold
buttonhole
buttonhole stitch
buttonholer
buttonhook

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTTON-DOWN

broken-down
close-down
down
dressing-down
lie-down
low-down
one-down
pull-down
put-down
right-down
run-down
scaled-down
sit-down
step-down
stripped-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
upside-down
warm-down
watered-down

Synonyms and antonyms of button-down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «button-down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTTON-DOWN

Find out the translation of button-down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of button-down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «button-down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

按钮式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abotonada
570 millions of speakers

English

button-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बटन डाउन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زر إلى أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пуговицах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

botão para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোতাম-ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

button-down
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Butang ke bawah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Button-down-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボタンダウンの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버튼 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tombol-mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nút xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொத்தான்-கழற்றிவிடப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बटण डाऊन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşağı düğmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

button-down
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Przycisk w dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гудзиках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buton - jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουμπί προς τα κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

knoppie -down
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

button- down
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

button-down
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of button-down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTON-DOWN»

The term «button-down» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.592 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTON-DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «button-down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «button-down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about button-down

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5 QUOTES WITH «BUTTON-DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word button-down.
1
Bobby Fischer
I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.
2
Robert Hass
When I was in high school in the '50s you were supposed to be an Elvis Presley, a James Dean, a Marlon Brando or a Kingston Trio type in a button-down shirt headed for the fraternities at Stanford or Cal.
3
J. Anthony Lukas
I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes.
4
Loudon Wainwright III
When you start your career, you have to figure out a way to separate yourself from the pack. So I went for a kind of preppy, psycho-killer look: I had short hair, grey flannel pants, and a button-down shirt. I think it worked, because nobody else was looking that way at that time.
5
Marissa Jaret Winokur
I find that the 'moms club' is a very, very exclusive club! It's the club of mothers who wear skinny jeans and white button-down shirts and wash their hair twice a day! I do not, and mothers who do make me feel really bad. You know who I am talking about!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTON-DOWN»

Discover the use of button-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to button-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Button Down
Tugs Button's cousin Ned wants to be a football player, and although his size and a bully who keeps him and his friends out of their games stand in the way, Ned's eccentric Grandpa Ike and his own ability may give him his chance.
Anne Ylvisaker, 2013
2
Button Down
When Carl accidentally deactivates all gravity on Terra37, trucks fly, oceans rise, and old Mrs.
Nicholas Crow, 2012
3
Human-Computer Interaction -- INTERACT 2011: 13th IFIP TC 13 ...
2, State 0 represents a Button-Up state with no initial target selection, while State 1 represents a Button-Down state where an object has been selected. Hold: The user is able to freeze all targets' motion by holding the left mouse button down.
Pedro Campos, Nicholas Graham, Joaquim Jorge, 2011
4
Button Down
When he finds himself captivated by a movie-star handsome stranger he meets in a bar, lawyer Ford Reilly watches a simple one-night stand develop into a taste of what living honestly might bring him.
Dawn Kimberly Johnson, 2013
5
Ivor Horton's Beginning Visual C++ 2008
It would be ideal if you could arrange that the line was continuously drawn as the cursor was moved with the left button down (this is known as “rubber-banding” to graphic designers). The line would be fixed when the left mouse button was ...
Ivor Horton, 2011
6
ʻOz Ve-hadar Levushah: Modesty, an Adornment for Life : ...
THE SECOND BUTTON DOWN IS USUALLY TOO LOW: The halachos concerning the neckline are often overlooked and even very Orthodox women are frequently unaware of the incorrect state of their necklines. When the top button of a ...
E. Falk, 1998
7
Flash MX
Hold the mouse button down as you drag the selection marquee down to the lower right-hand side of the portholes. Figure 6-l6 illustrates the selection marquee surrounding the three portholes. Let go of the mouse button.You should now see ...
Shannon Wilder, Scott J. Wilson, Chris Volion, 2003
8
Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD
To move, place the pointer on the toolbar title then hold the left mouse button down, drag to the new location and release the mouse button. To resize, place the pointer on the right or bottom edge of the toolbar. When the pointer changes to a ...
Cheryl R. Shrock, 2004
9
Learning the Vi Editor
Mouse clicks are real motions and may be used with other operators as well. Selections Selections may be made by holding the left mouse button down and dragging with the mouse. Release of the mouse button will cause the selection to be ...
Linda Lamb, Arnold Robbins, 1998
10
iPod & iTunes VISUAL Quick Tips
To rewind through a song, hold the button down. Menu Button Press this button to move upward through the menus. Play/ Pause Button Press this button once to play the currently selected media file. To pause playback, press it again.
Kate Shoup, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTON-DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term button-down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Inside the button-down mind of Bob Newhart
For the better part of half a century, Bob Newhart's deadpan, stammer-sprinkled comedy has been making audiences howl with laughter in ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»
2
Unstarched Shirt
If you check inside the collar of a Brooks Brothers oxford-cloth button-down, you will see it declared ''the original polo shirt.'' When you flip ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
'Do I look like a 'shroom salesman?' and other things overheard at a …
(I was one of the few in a button-down shirt — I don't think that had anything to do with being a potential 'shroom salesman.) I should say that I ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
4
'Humans of New York' Photo Prompts Personal Response From …
The boy appears to be sitting on a stoop, dressed in a crisp, white button-down shirt and a mint sweater that contrasts with the red flowers ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
'Will to Win': Hickman graduate travels to Vegas for international …
COLUMBIA — When he arrived in a button-down shirt and tie, William Starks was instructed to strip down to his compression shorts and an ... «Columbia Missourian, Jul 15»
6
Scott Disick Pictured With Drugs, Alcohol, And Another Brunette …
In the pic (above), the 32-year-old is wearing a plaid button-down shirt and sitting in front of a table covered in alcohol, cigarettes, and ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
7
Watch Morrissey Cover Lynn Anderson's '(I Never Promised You a …
... ripping off his dandy button-down shirt and, with an exaggerated gesture, tossing it into a pit of adoring fans without even looking behind him, ... «Nashville Scene, Jul 15»
8
Serial Bank Robber 'Snowbird Bandit' Strikes Again
He was wearing a white, button-down shirt with U.S. flags on it. The Snowbird Bandit is also suspected of robbing the Cal Bank and Trust ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
9
Demi Lovato Falls on Stage in Crazy High Heels, Handles It like a …
... a white button-down tied around her waist and mega-high colorful platforms that said “Cool” across the front and featured a neon lucite heel. «PEOPLE StyleWatch, Jul 15»
10
Jessica Alba Embraces Birkenstocks For July 4th Weekend
On July 4, she paired the slides with a tank, rolled boyfriend jeans and a denim button-down casually tied around her waist. She added some ... «Footwear News, Jul 15»

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