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Definition buttonhole

Etymology

Originally buttonhold (“a loop of string to hold a button down”), but changed by folk etymology by influence of hole; see the Wikipedia article on folk etymology

Noun

buttonhole (plural buttonholes)

  1. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
  2. (chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.

Verb

buttonhole (third-person singular simple present buttonholes, present participle buttonholing, simple past and past participle buttonholed)

  1. To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

Results 183 Words with the letters BUTTONHOLE

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15 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
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6 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
5 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
BHOOT 10
BLENT 10
BLUET 10
BLUNT 11
BOOTH 10
BOULE 10
BUTLE 10
NOBLE 10
4 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
BELT 8
BENT 8
BETH 9
BHUT 10
BLET 8
BLOT 8
BLUE 9
BOLE 8
BOLO 8
BOLT 8
BONE 8
BOON 8
BOOT 7
BOTH 9
BOTT 7
BOUT 8
BUHL 11
BUNT 9
BUTE 8
BUTT 8
EBON 8
ENOL 6
HELO 7
HENT 7
HOBO 9
HOLE 7
HOLT 7
HONE 7
HOOT 6
HUNT 8
LENO 6
LENT 6
LOBE 8
LOBO 8
LONE 6
LOON 6
LOOT 5
LOTH 7
LOUT 6
LUBE 9
LUNE 7
LUNT 7
LUTE 6
NETT 5
NOEL 6
NOLO 6
NOTE 5
OBOE 7
OBOL 8
OLEO 5
ONTO 5
OTTO 4
TENT 5
TETH 6
THEN 7
THOU 7
TOLE 5
TOLU 6
TONE 5
TOOL 5
TOON 5
TOOT 4
TOTE 4
TOUT 5
TUBE 8
TULE 6
TUNE 6
UNBE 9
UNTO 6
3 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
BEL 7
BEN 7
BET 6
BOO 6
BOT 6
BUN 8
BUT 7
EON 4
ETH 5
HEN 6
HET 5
HOB 8
HOE 5
HON 6
HOT 5
HUB 9
HUE 6
HUN 7
HUT 6
LET 4
LEU 5
LOB 7
LOO 4
LOT 4
NEB 7
NET 4
NOB 7
NOH 6
NOO 4
NOT 4
NTH 6
NUB 8
NUT 5
OBE 6
OHO 5
OLE 4
ONE 4
ONO 4
OOH 5
OOT 3
OUT 4
TEL 4
TEN 4
TET 3
THE 5
THO 5
TOE 3
TON 4
TOO 3
TOT 3
TUB 7
TUN 5
TUT 4
UTE 4
2 letter words with the letters BUTTONHOLE 
BE 5
BO 5
EH 4
EL 3
EN 3
ET 2
HE 4
HO 4
LO 3
NE 3
NO 3
NU 4
OE 2
OH 4
ON 3
TO 2
UH 5
UN 4
UT 3

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