buttonholed
Definitions
Verb
- Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "buttonholed".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | battlefield | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | bakersfield | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | bedraggled | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | backpedaled | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | battenfield | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | beddingfield | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | bedingfield | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | benningfield | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | bergenfield | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | blanchfield | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | blindfold | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | bottenfield | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | brandvold | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | bransfield | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | brinsfield | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | brunsvold | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "buttonholed".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | button | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | buttons | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | stronghold | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | bunched | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | bundled | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | bottled | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | buttonholes | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | buttoned | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | bungled | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | buttonhole | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | unbuttoned | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | butthead | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | buttonville | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | tooled | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | bornholdt | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | toehold | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | buttner | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | buttler | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bottone | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | bondholder | 3 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "buttonholed".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 16
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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