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button mushroom
button nose
button snakeroot
button-through
button tow
button up
buttonbush
buttoned-down
buttoned-up
buttonhole
buttonhole stitch
buttonhook
buttonmold
buttonquail
buttons
buttonwood
buttress
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buttoned-up
but·toned-up


adjective 
Definition:
 
U.K. reticent: unwilling or unable to express feelings ( informal )

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