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battens

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present tense third-person singular of batten

Synonyms & Antonyms of battens

1 as in buttons, belays

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battens

belays,
buttons,
does up

affixes,
bends,
fastens,
fixes

adheres,
bolts,
cinches,
clamps,
clasps,
clenches,
clinches,
clips,
glues,
hangs,
harnesses,
hasps,
laces,
lashes,
latches,
nails,
pastes,
pins,
plasters,
rivets,
screws,
shackles,
staples,
sticks,
straps,
tackles,
tacks,
ties,
toggles,
yokes

coapts,
connects,
joins,
links,
unites

reaffixes,
reattaches,
refastens,
refixes,
resecures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for battens

breaks up,
disconnects,
disjoins,
disjoints,
dissevers,
dissociates,
disunites,
divides,
divorces,
parts,
separates,
severs,
splits,
sunders,
uncouples,
unlinks,
unyokes

loosens,
looses

unbinds,
unfixes,
unlashes,
unties

detaches,
undoes,
unfastens,
unhooks

2 as in fills, fattens

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for battens

fattens,
fills

messes

force-feeds,
overfeeds,
surfeits

banquets,
dines,
feasts,
regales

underfeeds

nourishes,
nurtures,
sustains

hand-feeds,
spoon-feeds

serves,
waits

refeeds,
reprovisions

boards,
caters,
feeds,
provisions,
victuals

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“Battens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battens. Accessed 12 Aug. 2022.

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