unbutton
Verb
Verb Forms: unbuttoned, unbuttoning, unbuttons
- To unfasten the buttons of an item of clothing.
- undo the buttons of
- "unbutton the shirt"
- To open (something) by undoing its buttons.
- To come open by having its buttons unfastened.
Examples
- He had to unbutton his rigid thinking to consider alternative word placements.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
unbutton: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunbutton: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unbutton: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
unbutton: valid Words With Friends Word