Associations to the word «Batten»

BATTEN, verb. (intransitive) To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.

BATTEN, verb. (intransitive) To feed on; to revel in.

BATTEN, verb. (intransitive) To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.

BATTEN, verb. (intransitive) To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.

BATTEN, verb. (intransitive) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.

BATTEN, verb. (transitive) To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.

BATTEN, verb. (transitive) To fertilize or enrich, as land.

BATTEN, noun. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.

BATTEN, noun. (nautical) 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.

BATTEN, noun. In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.

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

BATTEN, verb. To furnish with battens.

BATTEN, verb. (nautical) To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.

BATTEN DISEASE, proper noun. A rare, fatal autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative disorder that begins in childhood.

BATTEN DOWN, verb. (nautical) To close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.

BATTEN DOWN, verb. (transitive) To secure.

BATTEN DOWN, verb. (intransitive) To prepare for adversity.

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES, verb. (idiomatic) To prepare for trouble.

BATTEN, noun. Stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber.

BATTEN, noun. A strip fixed to something to hold it firm.

BATTEN, verb. Furnish with battens; "batten ships".

BATTEN, verb. Secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches".