button vs badge

badge vs button

button and badge both are nouns.

button and badge both are verbs.

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

As nouns, badge is a hypernym of button; that is, badge is a word with a broader meaning than button:

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

button (noun)	badge (noun)
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes	any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
an electrical switch operated by pressing	an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
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

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

Difference between button and badge

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