Synonyms of the word

batten

• v. (intransitive) To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
• v. (intransitive) To feed on; to revel in.
• v. (intransitive) To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
• v. (intransitive) To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
• v. (intransitive) To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
• v. (transitive) To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
• v. (transitive) To fertilize or enrich, as land.
• n. A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing…
• n. (nautical) A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially…
• n. In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
• n. The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
• v. To furnish with battens.
• v. (nautical) To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.

batting

• n. (sewing) Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
• n. Special cotton for surgery.
• n. The act of someone who bats.
• v. present participle of bat.

fortify

• v. To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against…
• v. To impart strength or vigor to.
• v. To increase the effectiveness of, as by additional ingredients.

secure

• adj. Free from attack or danger; protected.
• adj. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
• adj. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
• adj. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
• adj. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
• adj. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
• adj. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly…
• adj. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
• v. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
• v. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against…
• v. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
• v. To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

strengthen

• v. (transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify;…
• v. (transitive) To animate; to give moral strength to; to encourage; to fix in resolution; to hearten.
• v. (transitive) To augment; to improve; to intensify.
• v. (intransitive) To grow strong or stronger.

strip

• n. (countable, uncountable) Long, thin piece of land, or of any material.
• n. A comic strip.
• n. A landing strip.
• n. A strip steak.
• n. A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.
• n. (fencing) The fencing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
• n. (UK football) the uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.
• n. Striptease.
• n. (mining) A trough for washing ore.
• n. The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.
• v. (transitive) To remove or take away.
• v. (usually intransitive) To take off clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a striptease.
• v. (transitive) To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
• v. (transitive) To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear.
• v. (intransitive) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut.
• v. (transitive) To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.
• v. (transitive, bridge) To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also, strip-squeeze…
• v. (transitive) To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure…
• v. (transitive) To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the…
• v. (television, transitive) To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to…
• v. (transitive, agriculture) To pare off the surface of (land) in strips.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip.
• v. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action.
• v. To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.
• v. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands".
• v. To remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).

stuffing

• v. present participle of stuff.
• n. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
• n. Any of many food items used to stuff another.
• n. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
• n. (Internet) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search…
• n. (US, finance, law) A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of…