Antonyms for buttonhole


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : buht-n-hohl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl


Definition of buttonhole

  • As in bouquet : noun flower arrangement
  • As in press : verb pressure, trouble
  • As in besiege : verb bother
  • As in accost : verb approach for conversation or solicitation
  • As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
  • As in harangue : verb give a long lecture
Example sentences :
  • He pulled it out of his buttonhole and tossed it into the fire-place.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • Arthur had a fine rose in his buttonhole and looked profoundly thoughtful.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • In his mouth was a cigarette, and in his buttonhole a pink carnation.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Let him go with his flower in his buttonhole and dance somewhere else.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • He was very dapper in a new tailcoat and a flower in his buttonhole.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • Once he stooped to pick a flower which he stuck in his buttonhole.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • He was cool and jaunty, his hands in his pockets, a rose in his buttonhole.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • A pink carnation in his buttonhole matched his healthy complexion.
  • Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
  • The fellow is to wear a white top hat, and a gardenia in his buttonhole.
  • Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various
  • Buttonhole stitch can be turned to account for this purpose.
  • Extract from : « Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving » by Grace Christie

Synonyms for buttonhole

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