push-button

1 of 2

adjective

push-but·​ton ˈpu̇sh-ˌbə-tᵊn 

1

: operated or done by means of push buttons

a push-button phone

2

: using or dependent on complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that are put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button

push-button warfare

push button

2 of 2

noun

: a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit

Examples of push-button in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The now-familiar push-button ignition has waffled between feeling premium and mundane, which is all to say that there’s no perfect formula for a car’s control scheme. —Tc Sottek, The Verge, 27 May 2026

Toward that effort, prisoner leadership sought to implement a push-button technology to avoid needing IDOC workers to pull the triggers. —Kevin Fixler april 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026

Noun

The Watch Fit 5 Pro comes equipped with a crown and one push button. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026

Additionally, there are three free-swinging rings and soft push buttons on the disc. —Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1874, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push-button

• unbutton
• button
• clutton
• glutton
• mutton

Kids Definition

push-button

1 of 2 adjective

1

: operated or done by means of push buttons

a push-button phone

2

: using or dependent on complicated automatic machines

push-button warfare

a push-button civilization

push button

2 of 2 noun

: a small button or knob that when pushed operates something especially by closing an electric circuit