BUTTON HOLE Synonyms

• a device that controls amount of light admitted

• a natural opening in something

• an man-made opening; usually small

• a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar

• fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

• fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the act of fastening things together

• fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

• anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

• (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated

• an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)

• the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

• a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied

• the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component

• an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop

• a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates

• a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

• move in loops

• make a loop in

• fly loops, perform a loop

• wind around something in coils or loops

• fasten or join with a loop

• a long narrow opening

• obscene terms for female genitals

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• a narrow fissure

• make a clean cut through

• cut a slit into