A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
To furnish with battens.
To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
To fertilize or enrich, as land.
To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
To feed (on); to revel (in).
To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.