Batten is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter B and ends with the letter N for which we found 5 definitions.
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(v. t.) To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. |
(v. t.) To fertilize or enrich as land. |
(v. i.) To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's self. |
(n .) A strip of sawed stuff or a scantling; as (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches and not less than 6 feet long. Brande & C. (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a tarpaulin to the deck also around masts to prevent chafing. (c) A long thin strip used to strengthen a part to cover a crack etc. |
(v. t.) To furnish or fasten with battens. |
The word batten is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for batten is: bat-ten