Tom walked into the living room, still buttoning his shirt.
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Buttoning
Synonyms for "buttoning" (388 found)
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Closest matches (78)
badgeknobpush buttona continentala cursea damna darna hootanchorarmoryarticulatebadge of officebadgesbagatellebandbandagebangbantambantybar
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barrettebarricadebatonbattenbatten downbaublebeanbellybandbeltbibelotbilgebindbindingbinding stonebinding twinebitblainblazonryblebblisterblobbobby pinbollardboltbonderbondstonebossbowbox hookbracebracesbradbraidbrass farthingbrassardbubblebuckbucklebulbbulgebullabullionbumpbunchburlbuttbutton upcablecahotcap and gowncarpet tackcastcastingcatchcent
Strong matches (116)
chainchain of officechinchinechitchokechoke offcinchcinctureclampclapclaspclass ringcleatclickclinchclipclitoriscloseclose up
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clothespinclumpcockadecollarcondyleconstrictcontaincontractcontrolconvexcorking pincottercovercrosscuriodamndecorationdiminutivedovetaildoweldressdrop in the bucketeagleearemblememblemsensignensignsfalderalfarcefarthingfascesfastenfastenerfeatherfeatherweightfibulafigfigureheadfilletfingerlingfishhookflangeflapfleabitefleur-de-lisfoldfold upfolderolfribblefripperyfuniculusgallgartergategaudgewgawgimcrackgirdlegirthgnarlgrabgrapnelgrapplergrappling ironguyhairhairpinhalfpennyhammer and sicklehandlehangerhankhasphawserhaywireheraldryhillhill of beanshingehitchhitching postholdfasthookhook and eyehoothumphunchingotinkleinsigniainterlockerjam
Related words (194)
jestjogjogglejointjokekevelkeykickshawkingpinknickknackknickknackeryknotknurknurllacelacinglapel pinlariatlatchlatchet
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leaderligamentlightweightlinelipliverylocklock outlock uplooplumpmacemantlemarkingmarkingsmedalmentumminiminikinminnowminnymitermockerymolemolehillmooringsmortarboardmortisemountainmousenailnevusnoosenubnubbinnubblenutoccludeold school tiepadlockpaper clippapillomapawlpeeweepegpeppercornpicayunepigpinpinch of snuffpinprickpintleplumbponyrabbetrapred centregaliaregulusreleaseribridgeringrivetrollerroperoserow of pinsruntrushsafety pinscarfschool ringscrewsealseal offseal upsecuresennitsetscrewsewshamrocksheet metalshitshouldershrimpshutshut the doorshut upsigillographyskewerskull and crossbonesslamslide fastenerslipsmall frysnapsneeshingsnipsnippetsnubbing postsousowsphragisticsspikespinesplicesqueeze shutstaffstaplestickstitchstranglestrapstrawstringstropstub tenonstudstylesuspendersuspendersswastikasymboltabtacktagtartantendonterretthistletholetholepinthongthumbtacktietie beamtittoggletoytreenailtrifletrinkettrivialitytubercletuberculetugtuppencetwinetwo centstwopenceuniformvergeverrucavesiclevisewalewandwartwedgeweltwhangwhim whamwhim-whamwirewispzip upzipper
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Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
If you miss the first button hole, you won't succeed at buttoning.
Source: tatoeba (12235899)
He threw himself as he spoke upon a chair, and indolently, but gracefully, received the kind offices of Albert, who undid the coarse buttonings of the leathern gamashes which defended his legs[…]
Source: wiktionary
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