Associations to the word «Buttonhole»
Noun
- Stitch
- Waistcoat
- Bouquet
- Buttons
- Frock
- Embroidery
- Ribbon
- Sewing
- Lace
- Cuff
- Knitting
- Button
- Flower
- Coat
- Legion
- Fabric
- Thread
- Needle
- Braid
- Eighteenth
- Tuck
- Bunch
- Wear
- Glove
- Wig
- Collar
- Garment
- Shirt
- Moustache
- Trouser
- Badge
- Buckle
- Jacket
- Hat
- Decoration
- Yarn
- Pin
- Violet
- Flap
- Strap
- Cloth
- Tailor
- Suit
- Wearing
- Rose
- Gentleman
- Orchid
- Cane
- Twist
- Boots
- Loop
- Waist
- Knot
- Chain
- Nile
- Th
- Xiv
- Basket
- Dress
- Fold
- Tie
- Finger
- Hook
- Clothes
- Fi
- Timeline
- Stick
Adjective
Wiktionary
BUTTONHOLE, noun. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
BUTTONHOLE, noun. (chiefly British) a flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration
BUTTONHOLE, verb. To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
Dictionary definition
BUTTONHOLE, noun. A hole through which buttons are pushed.
BUTTONHOLE, verb. Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.