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snooze button

snooze button noun: a button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more minutes of sleep before the alarm sounds again.

snooze button: a button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more...
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Noun

snooze button (plural snooze buttons)

  1. A button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more minutes of sleep before the alarm sounds again.

Forms of snooze button

pluralsnooze buttons

Origin of snooze button

A feature introduced in the General Electric "Snooz-Alarm" line of alarm clocks, trademarked in 1958.

Questions about snooze button

What does snooze button mean?
Snooze button means a button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more minutes of sleep before the alarm sounds again.
What part of speech is snooze button?
Snooze button is a noun.
What is the plural of snooze button?
The plural of snooze button is snooze buttons.

Words near snooze button in the dictionary

  1. snoozapalooza
  2. snoozapaloozas
  3. snoozathon
  4. snoozathons
  5. snooze
  6. snooze button
  7. snooze buttons
  8. snooze off
  9. snooze-fest
  10. snoozeathon
  11. snoozeathons

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