Batting
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc special cotton for surgery. the act of someone who bats
Example sentence: Life is much like batting, treating every ball on merit.
Batten
Part of speech: noun
Definition: 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, esp. 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.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to fasten or secure a hatch etc using battens.To fatten.