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Synonyms for buttonhole in English

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buttonhole:
- garnishing; decoration; ornament; corsage; adornment; buttonhole; drapery; button hole
- lobby; buttonhole

English

Detailed Synonyms for buttonhole in English

buttonhole:

buttonhole [the ~] noun

the buttonhole
the garnishing; the decoration; the ornament; the corsage; the adornment; the buttonhole; the drapery
- garnishing [the ~] noun
- decoration [the ~] noun
- ornament [the ~] noun
- corsage [the ~] noun
- adornment [the ~] noun
- buttonhole [the ~] noun
- drapery [the ~] noun
the buttonhole
the buttonhole
- buttonhole [the ~] noun
the buttonhole

– a hole through which buttons are pushed ¹
the buttonhole; the button hole
– a hole through which buttons are pushed ¹
- buttonhole [the ~] noun
- button hole [the ~] noun

buttonhole verb

buttonhole

– detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors ¹
to lobby; buttonhole
– detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors ¹
- lobby verb (lobbies, lobbied, lobbying)
- buttonhole verb

Related Words for "buttonhole":

buttonholes

Alternate Synonyms for "buttonhole":

button hole; hole
lobby; solicit; beg; tap

Related Definitions for "buttonhole":

a hole through which buttons are pushed¹
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors¹

Related Synonyms for buttonhole

buttonhole stitch

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University