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Bats

/bæts/

Other words from bats's letters

noun

  1. Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
  2. An old woman.

Synonyms: chiropter, chiropteran, flindermouse, flittermouse, fluttermouse, flying-mouse, rearmouse, reremouse

noun

  1. A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
  2. A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
  3. The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
  4. Shale or bituminous shale.
  5. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
  6. A part of a brick with one whole end.
  7. A stroke; a sharp blow.
  8. A stroke of work.
  9. Rate of motion; speed.
  10. A spree; a jollification.
  11. Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

Synonyms: kip, kylie, lannet, stick

verb

  1. To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
  2. To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.
  3. To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

verb

  1. To flutter
  2. To wink.
  3. To bate or flutter, as a hawk.
  4. (usually with 'around' or 'about') To flit quickly from place to place.

noun

  1. A packsaddle.

adjective

  1. Mad, insane.

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