Buttonhole

Noun

 * 1) A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
 * 2)  a flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration

Synonyms

 * : boutonniere

Verb

 * 1) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

Synonyms

 * : accost, waylay

Derived terms

 * buttonholer

Thesaurus
accost, address, apostrophize, appeal to, apply pressure, approach, beset, besiege, bespeak, blandish, bore, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boutonniere, bug, cajole, call to, coax, corner, corsage, detain, dun, exert pressure, greet, hail, halloo, importune, invoke, nag, nag at, pester, plague, ply, press, pressure, push, salute, send to sleep, speak, speak fair, speak to, take aside, talk to, tease, urge, waylay, wheedle, work on