batter

Pancake mix, uncooked

Batter has two unrelated meanings.

One is a mixture of flour, eggs, and liquid used in cooking—pancake batter, cake batter, tempura batter.

The other means to strike repeatedly and forcefully: Waves battered the shore.

A batter is also the player at bat in baseball or cricket.

To batter someone is to beat them, often in the context of abuse: battered women's shelter.

mixture

flour

Milled grain powder

  • eggsReproductive cells in shells
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

whisk · bowl · consistency · lumps · blend · stir · beat · pour · runny · thick

coating

tempura

Japanese battered fried food

dip · fry · breadcrumbs · panko · fritter · fish · onion rings · corn dog · pakora · churro

assault

beat

Rhythmic pulse or strike

  • pummelStrike repeatedly with fists
  • bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
  • abuseCruel or violent treatment

strike · pound · domestic · victim · violence · attack · injure · harm · trauma · wounds

cricket

bowler

Pin-toppling player

pads · stance · boundary · duck · century · run · slip · fielder · bail · stumps

pancake

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

spatula · skillet · golden · stack · syrup · breakfast · waffle · crepe · hotcake · blini

baseball

pitcher

Pouring vessel or hurler

home run · slugger · cleanup hitter · leadoff · plate appearance · stance · dugout · pinch hitter · walk-off · grand slam

battery

rechargeable

Able to regain power

cell · charge · discharge · power · capacity · anode · cathode · electrode · current · dead

Categories
Opposites
physical violence/damage

batterprotect

Keep from harm

shield · shelter · guard · defend · caress

condition/state alteration

batterrepair

Restore to working order

restore · mend · fix · heal · improve

cooking mixture consistency

battersolid

Firm matter state

dough · set · hardened · cooked · firm

Phrases
Family

battery, battered, batteries, batting, battering, batted, battalion, batters, batting average

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G