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unbutton

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8 lettersPronunciation /ʌnˈbʌtən/Part of speech verbSorted bnnottuuStarts with UEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. undo the buttons of

Word origin

From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button.

Used in a sentence

  • Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach
    Fanny Hill
  • "Mr Baxter, I think?" said the latter. He had laid aside his dripping umbrella and was unbuttoning overcoat and coat to reach an inner pocket.
  • He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily.

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