BUTTONHOOK

buttonhook

(noun) a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

buttonhook (plural buttonhooks)

(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.

(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 September 2024

ORCHESTRATION

(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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