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buttonhole

noun

1 buttonhole

A hole through which buttons are pushed.

synonym: button hole.

Dutch: knoopsgat, boutonnière, corsage
Polish: butonierka

verb

1 buttonhole

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

synonym: lobby.

Roget 841: weary; tire etc. (fatigue) 688; bore; bore to death, weary to death, tire to death, bore out of one's skull, bore out of one's life, weary out of one's life, tire out of one's life, bore out of all patience, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: accost, address, apostrophize, appeal to, apply pressure, approach, beset, besiege, bespeak, blandish, bore, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boutonniere, bug, cajole, call to, coax ... show more.

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