(n.) A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A bud; a germ of a plant.
(n.) A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.
(n.) A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
(n.) To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
(n.) To dress or clothe.
(v. i.) To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
Example Sentences:
(1) Following each stimulus, the subject had to press a button for RT and then report the digit perceived.
(2) Three areas of abnormality were seen in schizophrenics: first, the interval preceding the motor response was characterized by reduced motor steadiness prior to the button-press response; second, the motor response was made with excessive force (hyperdynamia); and third, the agonist-antagonist synchrony (motor reversal) was impaired.
(3) On presidential election day 2010 it offered one group in the US a graphic with a link to find nearby polling stations, along with a button that would let you announce that you'd voted, and the profile photos of six other of your "friends" who had already done so.
(4) Every time we have a negotiation, the bidding process (for the project) slows and postpones things.” Water quality has become a hot-button issue as the Olympics draw closer with little sign of progress in cleaning up the fetid bay, as well as the lagoon system in western Rio that hugs the sites of the Olympic park, the very heart of the games.
(5) These regenerating nerve fibres together with growth cones make terminals in the form of buttons, rings and loops.
(6) No IgM was detected in the central buttons of four of the five sets where IgM occurred in the corneal periphery.
(7) Button osteomas affect two animals and are the only neoplastic conditions observed.
(8) 54 min: Has Joey Barton pressed the self-destruct button?
(9) She walked around her Bethnal Green and Bow constituency in a crop top that showed her belly button ring; she also established herself as a hard- working MP for that area.
(10) Six human donor corneas were studied with the scanning electron microscope to quantify the hazards to the endothelium during the excision of corneoscleral buttons.
(11) The disintegration of charged alkaline mercury button cells in simulated gastric fluid over a 24 h period has been studied.
(12) He seemed to have his finger on an invisible button, hardwired into the brains of the Fleet Street editors, driving them into an apoplectic frenzy of rage each time he chose to push it.
(13) Simple suturing techniques are also described, including the practicability of using padded buttons plus lead fishing sinkers to adjust the tension and secure these sutures on the surface of the neck.
(14) Protein concentration in the tissue buttons was significantly less than that of peritoneal fluid.
(15) McLaren’s Jenson Button completed the top 10, two seconds down as he and the team continue to show signs of improvement, with his team-mate Fernando Alonso 12th and a further half a second off the pace.
(16) We analysed the histological and ultrastructural aspects of corneal buttons obtained by keratoplasty in two patients presenting breaks in Descemet's membrane.
(17) Some fixation problems may have been related to technical errors and use of the earlier one-button technique.
(18) Light microscopic, histochemical, and electron microscopic study of the excised button disclosed characteristic features of macular corneal dystrophy in the donor cornea.
(19) Foreign aid, NHS queues, he pressed hot button prejudices, interrupted other speakers, his quick wit won both laughter and applause.
(20) Few figures exist but anecdotally, online fundraising is being embraced by the majority for whom at least a "donate" button exists, says Cath Lee, chief executive of the Small Charities Coalition .
Mutton
Definition:
(n.) A sheep.
(n.) The flesh of a sheep.
(n.) A loose woman; a prostitute.
Example Sentences:
(1) A strong EBV activation activity was observed in aqueous extracts of some Cantonese salted dried fish from China, harissa (a spice mixture) and to a lesser extent qaddid (dry mutton preserved in olive oil) from Tunisia.
(2) Mutton obtained from sheep fed urea-phosphate the rate of 0.4 g per kg proved of higher quality, containing more protein and less fats, the dressing percentage being 3.5 per cent higher.
(3) Carboxylic acids were present in much higher levels in plum brandy, vinegar, lamb and mutton (heated), whereas alcohols, esters and carbonyls aldehydes are particularly abundant in brandy.
(4) In the case of mutton, the addition of 3% pork causes a noticeable change.
(5) The secret of its success, Mutton says, is that its staff are invested in what they do.
(6) Over a period of 8 years, 52 S A Mutton Merino ram lambs out of a total of 602 ram lambs weaned (8,6%), developed the bent-leg syndrome compared to the 2 ewe lambs out of 591 ewe lambs (0,3%) weaned.
(7) The Dorper and Mutton Merino breeds were not significantly different for fertility, pre-weaning lamb growth and survival.
(8) An outbreak of mortality in a flock of mutton merino sheep in which 109 out of 568 sheep died in the south-western Cape Province, is described.
(9) The prevalence of salmonellas on flesh for human consumption (16.0% of carcases) was higher than that reported for beef and mutton, but lower than that for poultry products (Murrell 1986).
(10) Entering the showground perched on top of a 1912 stagecoach, the couple watched displays of mutton busting and sheep fighting and then, rather more violently, displays of bull riding by grown men, champions of the spectacle, trying to stay on the backs of bulls for as long as eight seconds, for which they are marked for artistry and skill.
(11) Two groups of 40 S A Mutton merino ewes were used to determine the effect of body mass and condition score on the response of immunisation against androstenedione.
(12) Twelve dogs were fed mutton containing small sarcocysts, and killed 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 15, 16, 17 days after infection (DAI).
(13) Milk samples from 189 Merinoland Sheep, 145 Black Faced Mutton Sheep, 89 East Friesian Milk Sheep, 36 Rhön, 36 Pleven, 23 Tsigaja, 25 Black Razka and 86 Hungarian Merino X Pleven (F1) sheep were analysed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under acid conditions and isoelectric focusing in ultrathin layer polyacrylamide gels with carrier ampholytes.
(14) "[The logo] shows music helping the mind as well as the heart," Mutton explains.
(15) A mutton pie, that is, hot, in a roll (soft or crispy), with loads of HP.
(16) We may like the fantasy of our food being produced by a chaotic patchwork of tiny farms run by women in dirndls and hoary old men with mutton chops – and a bit of that is good for the diversity of the culture – but when you crunch low-intensity yield against CO2 emissions, it’s not the most sustainable option.
(17) Pesticide sources could not be determined, partly because migratory species such as ducks, mutton birds, cormorants, and eels may have ingested pesticides outside of Tasmania.
(18) These cream-colored aggregates appeared similar to mutton-fat keratic precipitates and are referred to as subretinal precipitates.
(19) Out of all foods investigated, egg yolk, beef liver and mintai were assimilated better whereas egg white and mutton to a worse degree.
(20) The general incidence of confirmed acaricide resistance, however, was of a low order but highest amongst mutton farmers.