Definition for Buttonhole:

• A hole in a garment for fastening a button.

Synonyms for Buttonhole:

• n.

  •
  • collar,
  • arm.
  •
  • bloom,
  • bunch,
  • fresh.
  •bouquet (noun)
  • festoon,
  • garland,
  • pot.
  •button hole (noun)
  • button hole.
  •buttonhole (noun)
  • lobby.

• v.

  •accost (verb)
  • bother,
  • confront,
  • proposition,
  • welcome,
  • flag,
  • face,
  • call,
  • annoy,
  • dare,
  • salute,
  • entice,
  • challenge,
  • greet,
  • hail,
  • address,
  • cross,
  • brace.
  •appeal (verb)
  • beg,
  • request,
  • invite,
  • approach,
  • implore,
  • apply,
  • beseech,
  • petition,
  • appeal,
  • solicit,
  • supplicate,
  • plead,
  • entreat.
  •besiege (verb)
  • plague,
  • beleaguer,
  • badger,
  • pester,
  • harass,
  • Importune,
  • bug,
  • hound,
  • trouble,
  • harry,
  • nag.
  •detain (verb)
  • confine,
  • jail,
  • put away,
  • pull in,
  • restrain,
  • bust,
  • bog down,
  • check,
  • impede,
  • inhibit,
  • pinch,
  • ice,
  • run in,
  • reserve,
  • hold up,
  • hinder,
  • intern,
  • pick up,
  • delay,
  • retard,
  • apprehend,
  • constrain,
  • nab,
  • decelerate,
  • mire.
  •harangue (verb)
  • declaim,
  • rant,
  • go on about,
  • yell at,
  • stump,
  • spout,
  • orate,
  • chew out,
  • soapbox,
  • get on a soapbox,
  • spiel,
  • perorate,
  • hold forth,
  • talk to,
  • apostrophize,
  • rave,
  • exhort.
  •press (verb)
  • compel,
  • disquiet,
  • oppress,
  • worry,
  • urge,
  • squeeze,
  • come at,
  • assail,
  • sell,
  • push,
  • force,
  • sadden,
  • demand,
  • vex,
  • beset,
  • torment,
  • sue,
  • enjoin,
  • weigh down,
  • afflict,
  • depress.
  •sew (verb)
  • chain stitch,
  • seam,
  • knit,
  • bind,
  • embroider,
  • baste,
  • crochet,
  • purl,
  • backstitch,
  • sew,
  • tack,
  • quilt,
  • cross-stitch.
  •social (verb)
  • buttonhole.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • coattails,
  • crew neck,
  • cuff,
  • breast pocket,
  • bib,
  • shirttail,
  • shirtsleeves,
  • bodice,
  • shirtfront,
  • gusset,
  • full-blown,
  • waistband,
  • rosebud,
  • flies,
  • stirrup,
  • Inseam,
  • nosegay,
  • care label,
  • turtleneck,
  • patch pocket,
  • hip pocket,
  • shears,
  • corner,
  • wing collar,
  • grommet,
  • facing,
  • hemline,
  • armhole,
  • lapel,
  • inside leg,
  • shoulder pad,
  • scoop neck,
  • talk at,
  • neckline.
  •
  • elbow,
  • shoulder strap,
  • waistline,
  • ladder,
  • tuck,
  • dart,
  • neck,
  • centerpiece,
  • hem,
  • v neck,
  • stay,
  • finger,
  • flowery,
  • skirt.
  •
  • strap,
  • turn up,
  • sleeve,
  • side split,
  • vent,
  • waist,
  • hood,
  • knee,
  • heel.
  •
  • panel,
  • shoulder,
  • fringe,
  • seat,
  • leg,
  • wreath.
  •
  • patch,
  • pocket,
  • train,
  • tail.
  •
  • fly,
  • foot,
  • tab,
  • spray.
  •
  • run.
  •besiege
  • Plaguing.
  •harangue
  • apostrophized,
  • soapboxes,
  • talking to,
  • harangue,
  • apostrophizing,
  • holding forth,
  • apostrophizes,
  • spieling,
  • going about,
  • spieled,
  • get on soapbox,
  • held forth.

Antonyms for Buttonhole:

• v.

  • accost
    shun, avoid, aid, scorn, evade, turn away, dodge, ignore, slight, help, refrain.
  • besiege
    assist, leave alone, please.
  • detain
    facilitate, give, allow, advance, offer, liberate, forward, let go, release, free, permit, push.
  • harangue
    be quiet.
  • press
    cheer, dissuade, gladden, comfort, answer, make happy, discourage, delight, pull, soothe.

Buttonhole Sentence Examples:

• At the corner Van Buren stopped to throw away his buttonhole.

• The eldest lady - in - waiting kept a sharp eye on the Princess, but after that first day the Princess only seemed to go up and down in the lift when it was really necessary, and then she always took the youngest lady - in - waiting with her; so that though the Lift - man always had a flower in his buttonhole, there was no reason to suppose it had not been given him by his mother.

Hyponym for Buttonhole:

• v.

  • social
    beg, solicit, tap.