buttonhole
/ˈbʌt(ə)nhəʊl/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈbʌt(ə)nhəʊl/
buttonhole
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- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
but - ton - hole -> buttonhole
Myanmar meaning
(n) ကြယ်သီးပေါက်။ (v) စကားအတင်းလိုက်ပြောသည်။
Full entry
buttonhole /'bʌtnhǝƱl/ n
၁။ ကြယ်သီးပေါက်။
၂။ ယင်းတွင်ထိုး သည့်ပန်း။
v ရပ်၍ ဇွတ်အတင်းစကားပြောသည်။
He buttonholed me just as I was going for lunch.
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- buttonhole /'bʌtnhǝƱl/ n ၁။ ကြယ်သီးပေါက်။ ၂။ ယင်းတွင်ထိုး သည့်ပန်း။ v ရပ်၍ ဇွတ်အတင်းစကားပြောသည်။ He buttonholed me just as I was going for lunch.
Synonyms
accost, corner, waylay, grab, confront, intercept, address, afflict, ambush, annoy, apostrophize, apprehend, assail, badger, beg, beleaguer, beset, besiege, bog down, bother, boutonniere, brace, bug, bust, call, carnation, challenge, check, chew out, come at, compel, confine, constrain, corsage, cross, dare, decelerate, declaim, delay, demand, depress, disquiet, enjoin, entice, entreat, exhort, face, festoon, flag, flower, flower arrangement, force, garland, get on a soapbox, go on about, greet, hail, hang up, harass, harry, hinder, hold, hold forth, hold up, hound, ice, impede, implore, importune, inhibit, insist on, intern, jail, lean on, lei, mire, nab, nag, nosegay, oppress, orate, perorate, pester, petition, pick up, pinch, plague, plead, posy, pot, pressure, pressurize, proposition, pull in, push, put away, railroad, rant, rave, reserve, restrain, retard, run in, run into, sadden, salute, sell, send up, set back, slow down, slow up, soapbox, spiel, spout, spray, squeeze, stump, sue, supplicate, talk to, torment, trouble, urge, vase, vex, weigh down, welcome, whistle for, withhold, work on, worry, wreath, yell at
Antonyms
advance, aid, allow, answer, assist, avoid, be quiet, cheer, comfort, delight, discourage, dissuade, dodge, evade, facilitate, forward, free, give, gladden, help, ignore, leave alone, let go, liberate, make happy, offer, permit, please, pull, push, refrain, release, scorn, shun, slight, soothe, turn away
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