/ Dictionary / Index H hot-button: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hot-but•ton Pronunciation: (hot'but'n), [key] exciting strong feelings; highly charged; emotional: hot-button issues. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. hot buttered rum hot cake Related Content Daily Word Quiz: voracious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language