batten (n.)
- anchor
- articulate
- asbestos
- backdrop
- band
- bandage
- bang
- bar
- barricade
- belay
- belt
- bloom
- blossom
- bolt
- boom
- border
- buckle
- butt
- button
- chain
- choke
- clap
- clasp
- cleat
- clip
- close
- cloth
- contract
- coulisse
- counterweight
- cover
- curtain
- cyclorama
- decor
- dovetail
- drop
- fascia
- fillet
- flat
- flipper
- flourish
- flower
- fold
- girdle
- glut
- gobble
- gorge
- gulp
- hanging
- hasp
- hinge
- hitch
- hook
- jam
- joint
- key
- latch
- lath
- ligula
- ligule
- list
- lock
- miter
- moor
- mortise
- nail
- padlock
- peg
- pin
- plank
- plumb
- rabbet
- rag
- raven
- ribband
- ribbon
- rivet
- scarf
- scene
- scenery
- screen
- screw
- seal
- shred
- skewer
- slam
- slat
- slip
- snap
- spill
- spline
- staple
- stick
- stitch
- strake
- strap
- strip
- strop
- stuff
- tab
- tableau
- tack
- taenia
- tape
- tapeline
- teaser
- tether
- tie
- toggle
- tormentor
- transformation
- wedge
- wing
- wolf
- woodcut
- zipper
batten (v.)
- anchor
- articulate
- band
- bandage
- bang
- bar
- barricade
- belay
- belt
- bloom
- blossom
- bolt
- boom
- border
- buckle
- butt
- button
- chain
- choke
- clap
- clasp
- cleat
- clip
- close
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- counterweight
- cover
- cram
- curtain
- devour
- dovetail
- drop
- engorge
- fasten
- fatten
- fillet
- flat
- flourish
- flower
- fold
- girdle
- glut
- gluttonize
- gobble
- gorge
- gormandize
- gulp
- guttle
- guzzle
- hasp
- hinge
- hitch
- hook
- jam
- joint
- key
- latch
- list
- lock
- miter
- moor
- mortise
- nail
- occlude
- padlock
- peg
- pin
- plank
- plumb
- rabbet
- rag
- raven
- rivet
- scarf
- scene
- screen
- screw
- seal
- secure
- sew
- shred
- shut
- skewer
- slam
- slat
- slip
- snap
- spill
- staple
- stick
- stitch
- strangle
- strap
- strip
- strop
- stuff
- tab
- tack
- tape
- tether
- thrive
- tie
- toggle
- wedge
- wing
- wolf
- zipper
