Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 14 compound words that contain batten. The most common are listed below. Open batten in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- batten down the hatchesTo prepare for trouble.
- Batten diseaseA rare, fatal autosomal-recessive neurodegenerative disorder that begins in childhood.
- Mount BattenA prominence in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
- batten downTo close or make watertight, referring to hatches and cargo.
- Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren-Batten diseaseBatten disease
- sweat battenAny of the horizontal timbers in a cargo hold that create space between the cargo and the skin of the ship.
- counter battenvertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.
Compound words 14
- MountbattenA surname from German.
- battenboardA compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.
- unbattenTo open (something previously battened down.
- battenerOne who battens or feasts.
- battenlessWithout a batten.
- battnerAn ox.
- batteneththird-person singular simple present indicative of batten: To cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
- BattenbergA surname from German, anglicized in 1917 as Mountbatten.
- battenboardsplural of battenboard: A compound wood board consisting of boards of softwood placed side by side and sandwiched between veneer panels, often of hardwood, considered to be of lower quality than blockboard.
- battenersplural of battener: One who battens or feasts.