batten has definitions from the field of nautical
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[ verb ] (nautical) secure with battens

Examples

"batten down a ship's hatches"

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

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3759
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[ noun ] a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

Related terms

strip

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