BUTTON HOLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does button hole mean? 

• BUTTON HOLE (noun)
  The noun BUTTON HOLE has 1 sense:

1. a hole through which buttons are pushed

  Familiarity information: BUTTON HOLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTON HOLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hole through which buttons are pushed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

button hole; buttonhole

Hypernyms ("button hole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Holonyms ("button hole" is a part of...):

garment (an article of clothing)