BUTTONHOLING Synonyms

• disabled in the feet or legs

• fragmentary or halting from emotional strain

• fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

• the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

• speak to someone

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

• a place off to the side of an area

• the point where two lines meet or intersect

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

• the intersection of two streets

• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

• a small concavity

• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

• a remote area

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

• gain control over

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• turn a corner

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

• travel via a detour

• the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis

• seize on its way

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• wait in hiding to attack

• speak to someone

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

• wait in hiding to attack

• a large entrance or reception room or area

• the people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest

• an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying

• detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

• a hole through which buttons are pushed