The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BATTEN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2004.
Cover the hatches, with "down" crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATTEN | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cover the hatches, with "down"
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- batten
- fledge
- manhole
- mar
- plank
- whelm
- hatch
- secure
- trunk
- trunking
- trunks
- shut
Crossword Answer definitions
BATTEN verb- To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding.
- To feed (on); to revel (in).
- To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously.
- To thrive, prosper, or live in luxury, especially at the expense of others; fare sumptuously.
- To gratify a morbid appetite or craving; gloat.
- To improve by feeding; fatten; make fat or cause to thrive due to plenteous feeding.
- To fertilize or enrich, as land.
- 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.
- In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
- The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
- To furnish with battens.
- To fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.
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