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Buttonhook
A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
📖 Definitions of "Buttonhook"
noun
- 1
A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
- 2
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
- 3
A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Buttonhook"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| buttonholernoun | An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole. |
| buttonhole stitchnoun | a looped stitch used for edging buttonholes or pieces of material |
| heddle hooknoun | A hooked implement used to thread a strand of the warp through the eye of a heddle. |
| hooknoun | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| drawhooknoun | (rail transport) A coupling hook. |
| hooklingnoun | (historical, rare) A process, similar to knitting or crocheting, for fashioning garments. |
| tenterhooknoun | One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter. |
| tenter hooknoun | Alternative form of tenterhook. [One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.] |
| tenter-hooknoun | Alternative form of tenterhook. [One of a series of hooks used to stretch cloth on a tenter.] |
| knopnoun | A knob, usually ornamental |
| needle threadernoun | (sewing) A device for pulling a thread through the small eye of a needle. |
| crochet hooknoun | A needle with a small hook at one end, used to make crochetwork (a type of hand-knitted textile). |
| hookmakingnoun | The manufacture of hooks. |
| billhooknoun | An agricultural hand tool often with a curved or hooked end to the blade used for pruning or cutting thick, woody plants. |
| hookmakernoun | A manufacturer of hooks. |
| threadernoun | A device used to thread needles. |
| bodkinnoun | A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. |
| crochetnoun | (sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle. |
| stitchnoun | A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. |
| shuttlenoun | A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places. |
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