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buttondown

buttondown is the alternative spelling of button-down.

Meaning of button-down

Adjective

button-down

  1. Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
  2. (idiomatic) Serious; staid; businesslike.
  3. (idiomatic) Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.

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Questions about buttondown

What is buttondown the alternative spelling of?
Buttondown is the alternative spelling of button-down.

Words near buttondown in the dictionary

  1. buttonable
  2. buttonball
  3. buttonballs
  4. buttonbush
  5. buttonbushes
  6. buttondown
  7. buttoned
  8. buttoned one's lip
  9. buttoned through
  10. buttoned up
  11. buttoned up one's lip

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