battens
Thin reinforcing slats
Battens are narrow strips of wood or metal used to fasten, reinforce, or secure something.
In construction, battens hold roofing materials or create a framework for attaching panels.
On ships, to batten down the hatches is to secure them against rough weather—a phrase now used figuratively for any preparation against trouble: We're battening down for the audit.
Narrow cut pieces
- lumberSawn wood for building
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- furringSpacer strips for walls
- studsStructural wall timbers
sheathing · drywall · ceiling · subfloor · cladding · nailing · spacing · framework
Emerges from egg
- tarpaulinWaterproof protective sheeting
- cargoTransported goods
- deckShip's flat surface
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
sails · rigging · lashing · waterproof · securing · sealing · shipboard · canvas
Fix securely in position
- secureProtected from harm
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- closeNearby or to shut
- prepareMake ready beforehand
storm · reinforce · protect · tighten · lash · nail · weatherproof · anchor
strips
Narrow cut pieces
studs · sheathing · drywall · ceiling · subfloor · cladding · nailing · spacing · framework · joists
hatches
Emerges from egg
storm · sails · rigging · lashing · waterproof · securing · sealing · shipboard · canvas · covers
fasten
Fix securely in position
prepare · storm · reinforce · protect · tighten · lash · nail · weatherproof · anchor · brace
lighting
Art of illuminating spaces
fixtures · spotlights · gels · rigging · curtains · backdrop · scenery · flats · overhead · drapes
fattens
Causes weight gain
indulges · gluts · prospers · flourishes · stuffs · overindulges · devours · consumes · profits · gains
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- ship partshull, keel, deck, mast, bow
- riggingbackstay, backstays, shackle, pulley, blocks
- sailing riggingmast, boom, sail, shroud, shrouds
- stage riggingcounterweight system, counterweight, arbor, headblock, hemp rope
- thatchingthatch, reed, straw, reeds, palm fronds
battensdeclines
Refuses or diminishes
wastes away · withers · starves · languishes · weakens
- batten downFasten firmly for safety
- battened down the hatchesSecured against coming danger
- batten down the hatchesSecure against coming danger
- battening downFastening against rough weather
- battened downFastened and sealed shut
- battening down the hatchesSecuring a vessel's covers