buttonholer

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
11

Definition of buttonholer

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
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noun

  1. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
  2. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.

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Etymology

From buttonhole + -er.

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8-letter words

4 words

7-letter words

14 words

6-letter words

60 words

5-letter words

83 words

4-letter words

38 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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