batten | ||
1. | [ verb ] (nautical) secure with battens | |
Examples: | "batten down a ship's hatches" |
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Related terms: | strengthen | |
2. | [ verb ] (nautical) furnish with battens; of ships | |
Synonyms: | secure batten_down | |
Related terms: | strengthen | |
3. | [ noun ] stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber | |
Synonyms: | batting | |
Related terms: | stuffing | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3759 | |
5. | [ noun ] a strip fixed to something to hold it firm | |
Related terms: | strip | |
Similar spelling: |
baton batna Baden Batton Battin Bataan bitten Badon |