Australian English Meaning of buttonhole
Buttonhole
Other Australian English words related to Buttonhole
- armhole
- entrance
- inlet
- keyhole
- knot
- peephole
- Pinhole
- puncture
- aperture
- cleft
- crevice
- Exit
- fissure
- gash
- intake
- mouth
- power point
- Pinprick
- pore
- pothole
- punch
- slit
- slot
- space
- vent
- wormhole
- airhole
- breach
- Break
- chink
- crack
- cranny
- cut
- hole
- loophole
- notch
- opening
- perforation
- rent
- rift
- rupture
- Slash
- split
- tear
Nearest Words of buttonhole
Definitions and Meaning of buttonhole in English
buttonhole (n)
a hole through which buttons are pushed
buttonhole (v)
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
buttonhole (n.)
The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
buttonhole (v. t.)
To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
FAQs About the word buttonhole
Buttonhole
a hole through which buttons are pushed, detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favorsThe hole
armhole,entrance,inlet,keyhole,knot,peephole,Pinhole,puncture,aperture,cleft
filling,patch,plug,seal,Barrier,fill,Filler,obstacle,obstruction,Stopper
buttoned-up => buttoned-up, buttoned-down => Buttoned-down, buttoned => buttoned, button-down => button-down, buttonbush => Buttonbush,
