Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue button

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: blue but-ton
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colony of hydrozoan polyps of the species Porpita porpita

noun

An unauthorized clerk in the stock exchange.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Unauthorized clerks or Blue Buttons can make enquiries in the House and ask for prices but may not enter into any contract, while Red Buttons are clerks entitled to work in the Settling or checking Room."
"Then a blue button dashed to the box to pick up the call."
"When the market closed at 3.30 pm, the entire jobbing community exited the Stock Exchange, walking in procession back to their offices, followed by a file of blue buttons struggling to carry cumbersome dealing books."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

blue buttons (plural) blue-button (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

red button

Questions

What does blue button mean?: A colony of hydrozoan polyps of the species Porpita porpita

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