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misbutton

misbutton verb: to button wrongly.

Verb

misbutton (third-person singular simple present misbuttons, present participle misbuttoning, simple past and past participle misbuttoned)

  1. (transitive) To button wrongly.
    • I misbuttoned my shirt.

Forms of misbutton

third-person singular presentmisbuttons
present participlemisbuttoning
past participlemisbuttoned
pastmisbuttoned

Origin of misbutton

From mis- + button.

Questions about misbutton

What does misbutton mean?
Misbutton means to button wrongly.
What part of speech is misbutton?
Misbutton is a verb.
What is the past tense of misbutton?
The past tense of misbutton is misbuttoned.

Words near misbutton in the dictionary

  1. misbudgets
  2. misbuild
  3. misbuilding
  4. misbuilds
  5. misbuilt
  6. misbutton
  7. misbuttoned
  8. misbuttoning
  9. misbuttons
  10. misbuy
  11. misbuying

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