batten

The word “batten” has 2 syllables: bat-ten

It's pronounced as /ˈbætn/

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In the thesaurus, “batten” has 72 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

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Synonyms for batten

verb
1. To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
2. To feed (on); to revel (in).
3. To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
4. To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
5. To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
6. To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
7. To fertilize or enrich, as land.
8. To furnish with battens.
9. To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
noun
1. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
2. A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
3. In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
4. The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.

Carpenters used a wooden batten to secure the panels.
Sailors rushed to batten down the hatches before the storm hit.
The set designer added a long batten across the backdrop to support the lights.
Builders fixed each batten carefully to keep the structure stable.
Before the hurricane, residents were advised to batten down windows and doors.

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