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button nose

idiom
Meaning

A nose with a small size and a relatively flat, round shape, usually considered to be dainty or cute in appearance.


Examples
SIMPLE

The baby has a cute button nose.

CONTEXTUAL

She looked at her reflection and smiled, noticing how her button nose gave her face a youthful appearance.

COMPLEX

The portrait captured her delicate features perfectly, highlighting the soft curve of her button nose and her bright, curious eyes.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    banana nose

    A large, unusually long nose.

  2. 02

    Benjamin Button

    To seemingly age in reverse; to appear younger, either through changes in appearance or one's personality and lifestyle.

  3. 03

    button one's lip

    To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.

  4. 04

    button pusher

    Someone who pushes someone else's buttons: someone who goads, annoys, provokes, etc.

  5. 05

    camel's nose

    A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.

  6. 06

    care a button

    To care (at all).

  7. 07

    cut off one's nose to spite one's face

    To harm oneself as a result of attempting to harm an adversary.

  8. 08

    give someone a bloody nose

    To defeat or frustrate someone, but without doing any permanent damage.

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