Switch vs. Button

Switchnoun

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

Switchnoun

A change.

Switchnoun

A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.

Switchnoun

A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

Switchnoun

(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

Switchnoun

A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.

Switchnoun

A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

Switchnoun

(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

Switchnoun

(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.

Switchverb

(transitive) To exchange.

Switchverb

(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

Switchverb

(transitive) To whip or hit with a switch.

Switchverb

(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

Switchverb

To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk.

Switchverb

To be swung or whisked.

Switchverb

To trim.

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

Switchverb

(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.

Switchadjective

(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

Switchadjective

Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Switchnoun

A small, flexible twig or rod.

Switchnoun

A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.

Switchnoun

A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.

Switchnoun

A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.

Switchverb

To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.

Switchverb

To trim, as, a hedge.

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; - generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.

Switchverb

To shift to another circuit.

Switchverb

To walk with a jerk.

Switchnoun

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Switchnoun

an event in which one thing is substituted for another;

Switchnoun

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

Switchnoun

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

Switchnoun

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

Switchnoun

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

Switchnoun

the act of changing one thing or position for another;

Switchverb

change over, change around, or switch over

Switchverb

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Switchverb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

Switchverb

make a shift in or exchange of;

Switchverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

Switchverb

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Switchverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Switchnoun

a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit

Switchnoun

a program variable which activates or deactivates a certain function of a program.

Switchnoun

a device which forwards data packets to an appropriate part of the network.

Switchnoun

an act of changing to or adopting one thing in place of another

Switchnoun

a slender, flexible shoot cut from a tree.

Switchnoun

a set of points on a railway track.

Switchnoun

a tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.

Switchverb

change the position, direction, or focus of

Switchverb

adopt (something different) in place of something else; change

Switchverb

substitute (two items) for each other; exchange

Switchverb

beat or flick with or as if with a switch.

Switch

In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type of switch is an electromechanical device consisting of one or more sets of movable electrical contacts connected to external circuits.

Buttonnoun

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

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.

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

(botany) A bud.

Buttonnoun

The head of an unexpanded mushroom.

Buttonnoun

(slang) The clitoris.

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

(archaic) A person who acts as a decoy.

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

A methaqualone tablet (used as a recreational drug).

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

A small white blotch on a cat's coat.

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

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

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.

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.

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.

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;

Buttonnoun

any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

Buttonnoun

a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Buttonverb

provide with buttons;

Buttonverb

fasten with buttons;

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonnoun

used in reference to things of little worth

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

Buttonnoun

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

Buttonverb

fasten (clothing) with buttons

Buttonverb

fasten the buttons of a garment being worn by someone

Buttonverb

(of a garment) be fastened with buttons

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.