What it means
- (verb) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
Letter analysis
- Buttonholes contains 11 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Related words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with BUT
- but
- butane
- butch
- butcher
- butchered
- butcheries
- butchering
- butchers
- butchery
- butches
- butler
- butlers
- buts
- butt
- butte
- butted
- butter
- buttercup
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Words ending with LES
Sub-words
- buttonhole
- bluntest
- outshone
- botnets
- bottles
- buttons
- noblest
- outlets
- shuttle
- unbolts
- unloose
- blouse
- bluest
- blunts
- booths
- botnet
- bottle
- bushel
- bustle
- buttes
- button
- helots
- hoboes
- honest
- hostel
- hotels
- hustle
- loosen
- nobles
- obtuse
- outlet
- outset
- sleuth
- soothe
- stolen
- sublet
- subtle
- tenths
- tousle
- unbolt
- belts
- bents
- besot
- blent
- blest
- blots
- blues
- blunt
- blush
- boles
- bolts
- bones
- bonus
- boons
- boost
- booth
- boots
- bosun
- bouts
Common questions
What does Buttonholes mean?
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
How many letters are in Buttonholes?
Buttonholes has 11 letters.
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