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Synonyms for batten

12 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

noun
verb

Most common

beater lathe batting slat

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Beater — the movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof

Other

slat, strip, batting, benefit, lat

Verb

1. Fleshen — to cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten

fleshen, stouten

Other

secure, fatten, improve

Antonyms

unbatten

All antonyms of batten →

Definitions

n. 1
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
v. 1
To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.

Related words

Phrases: batten down

Forms

Plural: battens → beaters, lathes, slats, strips…
Past participle: battened
e.g. battened → fleshened, stoutened, secured, fattened…

Example sentences

beater Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her beater.
lathe I've never used a lathe before. Could you show me how?
batting Rima was batting her eyelashes at Skura's husband.
slat She put the slat down on the bed frame.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
batten		steady
beater		falling
lathe		falling
batting		rising
slat		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: lat¹
4 letters: slat¹
5 letters: strip¹, lathe¹
6 letters: secure², beater², fatten²
7 letters: benefit³, improve², batting², fleshen, stouten

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secure² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: latte
Español: listón