Fix a batten to the floor to fill the gap under an integral garage door. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
batten down a ship's hatches. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
batten ships. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"And when you don't get one, you kind of batten down the hatches.". From Wordnik.com. [Down Market Offers Opportunities,] Reference
There was a "batten" on the barn that was loose at the upper end. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks] Reference
So, instead, I rigged up an extender that connects a standard "batten" bulb socket to the oyster-light socket. From Wordnik.com. [How To Spot A Psychopath] Reference
And I'll prepare a little food and batten up a bit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2007] Reference
You guys there, you need to batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
And you'll get better, batten down the hatches, sir. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2008] Reference
About 2: 00 in the morning local time, we batten down. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007] Reference
Cities like Seattle, Portland, batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 22, 2009] Reference
And the great batten lit up: the stage came to life again. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
Dominica, Martinique, you need to batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2007] Reference
So batten down the hatches and get ready for a long night. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2007] Reference
GERAGOS: Because you usually know, batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007] Reference
A thousand of them trying to batten down this fire right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2006] Reference
And if you're in Memphis right now, time to batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2005] Reference
They stock up and batten down as tropical storm Fay heads their way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2008] Reference
Some say, batten down the hatches and weather this economic nightmare. From Wordnik.com. [Wendy N. Powell: Michigan: Is Job Recovery Headed for a Turn?] Reference
If you live in Rock Hill, you certainly want to batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 28, 2008] Reference
Or mattered less, since guilt and disappointment seemed to batten on love. From Wordnik.com. [Wanted: More Balm In Gilead] Reference
Ivan was not of the type of man to press his popularity and batten upon it. From Wordnik.com. [The Genius] Reference
Barry Manuel of the Halifax Emergency Organization, batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 28, 2003] Reference
They can't afford to go out and buy heavy-duty timber to batten down their homes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2007] Reference
The batten for the top is laid across the ends of the verticals, its top edge in line with a 5-foot. From Wordnik.com. [Things To Make] Reference
They are more likely to batten down the hatches to weather the storm and hopefully stay in business. From Wordnik.com. [Wendy N. Powell: Michigan: Is Job Recovery Headed for a Turn?] Reference
This thread may be adjusted by means of the batten, needle, comb, or any separate device like the reed. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles and Clothing] Reference
It had an earthen floor, a thatched roof, a batten door, and an opening in the rear wall to serve as window. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate] Reference
I had to threaten to driven 'em below at the rope's end, and batten down the hatches, to bring them to reason. From Wordnik.com. [All Aboard A Story for Girls] Reference
If not, the men were lying drunk below, where I might batten them down, perhaps, and do what I chose with the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
The window openings were closed by batten shutters, operated by hinges of wood and fitted with wooden fastening devices. From Wordnik.com. [New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America] Reference
But for those of us who decide to stick it out and ride the storm, there will be no choice but to batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [Want to be happy? Don't live in the UK] Reference
But very many persons who are political Liberals are social Tories: they venerate the aristocracy; they batten daily upon the. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866] Reference
But this should not be a criminal investigation, which would only force officials to hire lawyers and batten down the hatches. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Torture] Reference
The frames on which such arches are built, called arch centers, should be constructed of batten strips not over 2 inches wide. From Wordnik.com. [Steam, Its Generation and Use] Reference
It is interesting to note that the two yarn beams are cut in such a manner as to emit a booming sound at each stroke of the batten. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
Before I ever let one of you marry a drinking man I'll shut you up in the hold of the old 'International,' and batten down the hatches!. From Wordnik.com. [All Aboard A Story for Girls] Reference
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