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batten

/'b/&/t/-/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms batting

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling;

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  4. The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. furnish with battens

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Batten ships.
    Synonyms batten down secure

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. secure with battens

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Batten down a ship's hatches.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  5. To furnish or fasten with battens.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

battailantbattailousbattaliabattalionbattelbattelerbatten downbatteningbatterbatter breadbatter's boxbatter-fried

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