buttonbox
nounUK /ˈbʌtənbɒks/
US /ˈbʌtənbɑːks/
A buttonbox is a small box where you keep buttons.
Grandma keeps her spare buttons in a wooden buttonbox.
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2. A small box-shaped musical instrument with buttons that you press to make music.
He played a lively tune on his buttonbox at the folk festival.
3. A handheld device or panel with many buttons used to control something.
The old arcade machine had a big buttonbox for each player.
4. A compartment in a sewing machine or craft organizer for storing buttons.
She sorted her buttons into the buttonbox drawer of her sewing table.