buttonholing
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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Words that contain the term "buttonholing".
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Words that sound like the term "buttonholing".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "buttonholing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tooling | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | unfolding | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | upholding | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | battling | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | buttonholes | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | butting | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | bustling | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | bottling | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | shuttling | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | buttonhole | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | buttonholed | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | bohling | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | bungling | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | bundling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | bunching | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | abutting | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | bankholding | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | unrolling | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | toning | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | tattooing | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | stockholding | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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