Dutch Meaning of buttonhole

Knoopsgat

Other Dutch words related to Knoopsgat

Definitions and Meaning of buttonhole in English

Wordnet

buttonhole (n)

a hole through which buttons are pushed

Wordnet

buttonhole (v)

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

Webster

buttonhole (n.)

The hole or loop in which a button is caught.

Webster

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

Knoopsgat

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

armsgat,ingang,inlaat,sleutelgat,knoest,kijkgat,Speldgat,prik,diafragma,spleet

vulling,pleister,stekker,zeehond,Barrière,vullen,Vulling,obstakel,hindernis,Stop

buttoned-up => geknoopt, buttoned-down => Strak in het pak, buttoned => dichtgeknoopt, button-down => met knopen, buttonbush => Knoopkruid,