Words and phrases that have a meaning related to batten: (146 results)
Often used in the same context:
halyards, mizzen, clapboards, headstay, daggerboard, bimini, centreboard, foresail, backstay, fastenings, mainsail, mainsheet, bullnose, transoms, sheave, furling, genoa, sheathing, headsail, gooseneck, dacron, weatherboards, skeg, reefing, jib, forestay, valance, luff, tumblehome, quoins, crossbeams, canting, jamb, slat, joists, clew, solent, soffits, centerboard, vang, trysail, shingling, bulkheads, ballcock, hipped roof, flanges, sheeting, lintels, wind vane, roughcast, keyways, countersink, fin keel, sponsons, downpipe, outrigger, windlass, grommet, rudder, topmast, bowsprit, bowline, gable roof, chine, coracle, casement window, spinnakers, shimming, dihedral, fiberglass, clove hitch, gunwale, chocks, wainscotting, mortice, balusters, jacketing, corrugation, crosspieces, ferrule, cladding, towrope, palings, floor joist, lath, stiffener, bedplate, mudguard, jalousie, piston rod, corbel, idler pulley, mandrels, hardboard, wickers, oarlocks, coiler, bushing, rolltop, fascia, strakes, casements, rail, crossbar, seam, stringer, battens, strip, dowel, rails, bar, cleat, hoop, joist, plank, rack, bars, bobbin, bolt, brace, line, clapboard, weatherboard, shingled, dilapidated, framed, shingle, stucco, thatched, unornamented, unpainted, whitewashed, corrugated, daub, palladian, stuccoed, tumbledown, weatherbeaten, basilican, block, boarded
More general:
beef up, fortify, strengthen
Synonyms:
Also try:batten down, secure
— Adjectives for batten: wooden, and, top, long, thin, bottom, board, vertical, flexible, horizontal, lower, more...
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