bat

Echolocating night creature

The bat you are likeliest to encounter is a sticklike object with a range of specialized forms (baseball bat, cricket bat, aluminum bat).

When one of these is in your hands and you swing it, you are batting, though you may also bat with your bare hand: He bats away a mosquito.

A different noun, also spelled bat, is for an order of flying, nocturnal mammals (vampire bat, fruit bat, brown bat).

animal

mammal

Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal

wingsLimbs for flight
flightAerial journey by aircraft
roostBird's sleeping spot

cave · echolocation · sonar · ultrasound · nocturnal · insectivore · fur · guano · membrane · colony

speleology

cave

Underground hollow in rock

cavingSport of exploring caverns
subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
karstEroded soluble rock terrain

hibernaculum · cave entrance · emergence

vampiric

bloodsucker

Organism feeding on plasma

DraculaLegendary Transylvanian vampire
TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
undeadDeceased yet animate

immortal · fangs · gothic · garlic · stake · coffin · Nosferatu · vampire · bite · transformation

baseball

swing

Suspended recreational seat

homerunHit clearing all bases
pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
inningBaseball game segment

slugger · hit · Louisville Slugger · wooden · aluminum · grip · stance · cleanup · designated hitter · pine tar

slang

blink

Rapid lid movement

flutterRapid light movement
eyelashHair on lid
winkBrief one-eyed closure

lash · flirt · coy · glance · eye

cricket

wicket

Small subsidiary entrance

bowlerPin-toppling player
inningsTeam batting periods
creaseLine from folding

drive · slog · willow · paddle · blade · splice · knock · opener · stance · strokeplay

Categories

animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
Nightmoon, stars, moonlight, starlight, midnight
organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi

Opposites

biological classification

Feathered flying vertebrate

dove · songbird · eagle · hawk · lark

sports equipment function

Fitted hand covering

mitt · catcher's mitt · net · basket · goal

action in sports

Frequency of sound

bowl · field · catch · throw · defend

Phrases

baseball batClub for hitting pitches
low batteryInsufficient stored power
dead batteryExhausted power source
battery lifeDevice's charge longevity
car batteryVehicle's electrical storage unit
blind as a batExtremely poor-sighted

Family

battery, bats, batter, batty, batteries, batting, batted, batsman, batsmen

Familiarity: Top 2,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G