buttonhole

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for buttonhole

buttonhole 🔊 /bʌˈtʌnhowˌl/

buttonhole : බොත්තම් කාසය

Noun. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.

Transitive verb. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.