| bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
push
pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
switch
switching
shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
| push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
| switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
rollback
push back | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw |
button quail
button-quail
bustard quail
hemipode | small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe, classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains |
striped button quail
Turnix sylvatica | a variety of button quail having stripes |
| bell push | a button that is pushed to ring a bell |
| button | a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes |
| button | any artifact that resembles a button |
buttonhole
button hole | a hole through which buttons are pushed |
| coat button | a button on a coat |
DIP switch
dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
| horn button | a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile |
| ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
| mouse button | a push button on the mouse |
| panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency, the circuit is operated by a panic button, when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
| push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
push button
push
button | an electrical switch operated by pressing, the elevator was operated by push buttons, the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk |
| push-button radio | a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons |
push-down storage
push-down store
stack | a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| release button | a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism |
| reset button | a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism |
selector
selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
| shirt button | a button on a shirt |
| switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch
electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
| switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
| switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine
donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch
three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
| time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch
toggle on-off switch
on
off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
energy push
get-up-and-go | enterprising or ambitious drive, Europeans often laugh at American energy |
clitoris
clit
button | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis |
navel
umbilicus
bellybutton
belly button
omphalos
omphalus | a scar where the umbilical cord was attached, you were not supposed to show your navel on television, they argued whether or not Adam had a navel, she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton |
gut issue
hot-button issue | an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions |
push-down list
push-down stack
stack | a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) |
| push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |
| button | a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment, they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate |
substitution
permutation
transposition replacement
switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
| switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
| switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
push
thrust | the force used in pushing, the push of the water on the walls of the tank, the thrust of the jet engines |
| button | any of various plant parts that resemble buttons |
button pink
Dianthus latifolius | much-branched pink with flowers in clusters, closely related to sweet William |
globe amaranth
bachelor's button Gomphrena globosa | tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color |
mescal button
sacred mushroom
magic mushroom | the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus, a source of psilocybin |