badge vs button

button vs badge

badge and button both are nouns.

badge and button both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
badge	Yes	No	Yes	No
button	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, button is a hyponym of badge; that is, button is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than badge:

badge: an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
button: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

Other hyponyms of badge include merit badge, insignia, I.D., ID, black belt, blue ribbon, cordon bleu, chevron, grade insignia, stripe, stripes, stripe.

badge (noun)	button (noun)
any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)	a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)	an electrical switch operated by pressing
	a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
	any artifact that resembles a button
	a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
	a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
	a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
	any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

badge (verb)	button (verb)
put a badge on	fasten with buttons
	provide with buttons

Difference between badge and button

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