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

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

The device works with most routers and can be connected using a push-button pairing process. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026

Noun

Many KitchenAid stick blenders have a push button where the handle and blending arm come together. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

To improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, signal heads and push buttons were also upgraded. —Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 Feb. 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
• witan

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