INSIGNIA OF RANK Synonyms

• a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

• a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

• a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

• 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

• provide with buttons

• fasten with buttons

• the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the center of a cambered road

• (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

• a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

• lie at the top of

• reach a high point

• something used to beautify

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

• an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

• something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

• any clever maneuver

• any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)

• an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)

• special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

• a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

• a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade

• an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality

• colors flown by a ship to show its nationality

• a badge worn to show official position

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

• a distinguishing symbol

• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• a reference point to shoot at

• a visible indication made on a surface

• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• an indication of damage

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

• attach a tag or label to

• designate as if by a mark

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• celebrate by some ceremony or observation

• make or leave a mark on

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• notice or perceive

• mark with a scar

• make small marks into the surface of

• establish as the highest level or best performance

• make underscoring marks

• remove from a list

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• insert punctuation marks into

• any of various large ancient Greek coins

• a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)

• an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal"

• an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

• something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

• an individual instance of a type of symbol

• something serving as a sign of something else

• a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines

• something of sentimental value

• insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)