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buttonholing

but·ton·hole
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buht-n-hohl]
    • /ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl/
    • /ˈbʌt.n̩.həʊl.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-n-hohl]
    • /ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl/

Definitions of buttonholing word

  • noun buttonholing the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured. 1
  • noun buttonholing Chiefly British. a boutonniere. 1
  • noun buttonholing Surgery. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal. 1
  • verb with object buttonholing to sew with a buttonhole stitch. 1
  • verb with object buttonholing to make buttonholes in. 1
  • verb with object buttonholing to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain (someone) in conversation: The reporter tried to buttonhole the mayor for a statement on the bus strike. 1
See all 8 definitions of buttonholing

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Origin of buttonholing

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; button + hole

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Parts of speech for Buttonholing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Buttonholing

buttonholing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

buttonholing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for buttonholing

verb buttonholing

  • confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
  • annoy — If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
  • bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
  • welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
All 105 Synonyms of buttonholing

Antonyms for buttonholing

verb buttonholing

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
  • refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
All 34 Antonyms of buttonholing

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