Words that rhyme with patane

n 1: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir [syn: baton, wand] 2: a short stout club used primarily by policemen [syn: truncheon, nightstick, baton, billy, billystick, billy club] 3: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority 4: a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette 5: a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race

n 1: stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber [syn: batting, batten] 2: a strip fixed to something to hold it firm v 1: furnish with battens; "batten ships" [syn: batten, batten down, secure] 2: secure with battens; "batten down a ship's hatches"

v 1: make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" [syn: fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up]

v 1: make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" 2: become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" [syn: flatten, flatten out] 3: lower the pitch of (musical notes) [syn: flatten, drop] [ant: sharpen]

n 1: a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; "Latin verb conjugations" 2: relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; "Latin America" 3: relating to languages derived from Latin; "Romance languages" [syn: Romance, Latin] 4: of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; "Latin towns" n 1: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome 2: an inhabitant of ancient Latium 3: a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin

n 1: footwear usually with wooden soles [syn: clog, geta, patten, sabot]

n 1: the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian

n 1: one of the five boroughs of New York City 2: a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters

n 1: South African writer (1903-1988) [syn: Paton, Alan Paton, Alan Stewart Paton]