ALL meanings of buttonhole
but·ton·hole
B b - countable noun buttonhole A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing. 3
- countable noun buttonhole A buttonhole is a flower that you wear on your coat or dress. 3
- verb buttonhole If you buttonhole someone, you stop them and make them listen to you. 3
- noun buttonhole a slit in a garment, etc, through which a button is passed to fasten two surfaces together 3
- noun buttonhole a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel or in the buttonhole, esp at weddings, formal dances, etc 3
- verb buttonhole to detain (a person) in conversation 3
- verb buttonhole to make buttonholes in 3
- verb buttonhole to sew with buttonhole stitch 3
- noun buttonhole a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened 3
- verb transitive buttonhole to make with a buttonhole stitch 3
- verb transitive buttonhole to make (a person) listen to one, as if by grasping his or her coat by a buttonhole 3
- noun buttonhole slit for a button 1
- noun buttonhole flower worn in a buttonhole 1
- transitive verb buttonhole accost, force to converse 1
- noun buttonhole the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured. 1
- noun buttonhole Chiefly British. a boutonniere. 1
- noun buttonhole Surgery. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal. 1
- verb with object buttonhole to sew with a buttonhole stitch. 1
- verb with object buttonhole to make buttonholes in. 1
- verb with object buttonhole 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
- noun buttonhole A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. 0
- noun buttonhole (chiefly Britain) a flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. 0
- verb buttonhole To detain (a person) in conversation against their will. 0