—buttonhole /ˈbʌt.ən.həʊl/ aep /ˈbʌt̬.ən.hoʊl/
noun [C]
F0 a hole that a button is pushed through to fasten a shirt, coat, etc.
See picture: buttonhole .jpg)
Thesaurus+: ↑Fastening clothing and textiles
F0 MAINLY UK a flower that a man wears in the buttonhole of, or fastened to, his jacket on a special occasion such as a wedding
Thesaurus+: ↑Gloves and other accessoriesverb [T] ↑Verb Endings for buttonhole
► F0 to stop someone and make them listen to you: » Greg buttonholed me about sales figures when I came out of the meeting.Thesaurus+: ↑Interrupting and preventing from speaking- general-purpose
- general staff
- general store
- general strike
- generate
- generation
- Generation X
- Generation Y
- generative
- generator
- generic
- generically
- generic brand
- generosity
- generous
- generously
- Genesis
- genesis
- gene therapy
- genetic
- genetically
- genetically engineered
- genetically modified
- genetic code
- genetic engineering