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5-letter words (1 found)

BATON,

4-letter words (5 found)

BANT,BOAT,BONA,BOTA,NOTA,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABO,ANT,BAN,BAO,BAT,BOA,BON,BOT,NAB,NAT,NOB,NOT,OAT,OBA,TAB,TAN,TAO,TON,

2-letter words (11 found)

AB,AN,AT,BA,BO,NA,NO,OB,ON,TA,TO,

You can make 35 words from baton according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of baton

baton abton btaon tbaon atbon tabon baotn abotn boatn obatn aobtn oabtn btoan tboan botan obtan toban otban atobn taobn aotbn oatbn toabn otabn batno abtno btano tbano atbno tabno banto abnto bnato nbato anbto nabto btnao tbnao bntao nbtao tnbao ntbao atnbo tanbo antbo natbo tnabo ntabo baont abont boant obant aobnt oabnt banot abnot bnaot nbaot anbot nabot bonat obnat bnoat nboat onbat nobat aonbt oanbt anobt naobt onabt noabt btona tbona botna obtna tobna otbna btnoa tbnoa bntoa nbtoa tnboa ntboa bonta obnta bnota nbota onbta nobta tonba otnba tnoba ntoba ontba notba atonb taonb aotnb oatnb toanb otanb atnob tanob antob natob tnaob ntaob aontb oantb anotb naotb onatb noatb tonab otnab tnoab ntoab ontab notab

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Definitions and meaning of baton

baton

Alternative forms

  • bâton

Etymology

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: bătʹŏn, IPA(key): /ˈbætɒn/, /ˈbætən/, /ˈbætn̩/
  • (US) enPR: bətänʹ, IPA(key): /bəˈtɑn/
  • Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ætɒn, -ætən, (US) -ɑn

Noun

baton (plural batons)

  1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
  3. (music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.
  4. (sports) An object transferred by runners in a relay race.
  5. (US) A short stout club used primarily by policemen; a truncheon (UK).
    Synonyms: billy club, nightstick
  6. (heraldry) A bend with the ends cut off, resembling a baton, typically borne sinister, and often used as a mark of cadency, initially for both legitimate and illegitimate children, but later chiefly for illegitimate children.
    Alternative forms: batune, baston
    Coordinate term: scrape
  7. A short vertical lightweight post, not set into the ground, used to separate wires in a fence.
  8. (cooking) A long slice of a vegetable, thicker than a julienne.

Synonyms

  • wand; rod; bat; club
  • See also Thesaurus:stick

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

baton (third-person singular simple present batons, present participle batoning or batonning, simple past and past participle batoned or batonned)

  1. (transitive) To strike with a baton.

Translations

References

  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
  • The Observer's Book of Heraldry, by Charles Mackinnon of Dunakin, page 58.

Further reading

  • baton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Baton in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

  • Botan, tabon

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ton
  • IPA(key): /baˈton/, [bʌˈt̪on̪]

Noun

batón

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonym: batuta

Verb

batón

  1. (music) to conduct an orchestra
  2. (music) to lead a marching band
  3. to use something as a baton
Related terms
  • baston

Etymology 2

Verb

batón

  1. to have something
  2. to have a servant
  3. to watch; to look after; to take care of
Derived terms
  • binatonan (“servant”)
  • binatnan (“animal raised for someone; foster child”)

References

  • Fr. Juan Felis de la Encarnación (1851) Diccionario bisaya-español‎[2] (overall work in Cebuano and Spanish), Amigos del País, page 53
  • John U. Wolff (1972) A dictionary of Cebuano Visayan‎[3] (overall work in Cebuano and English), Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. bread stick
  2. chocolate stick

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[4], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

Noun

baton

  1. accusative singular of bato

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈtɔ̃/

Noun

baton

  1. stick

Hiligaynon

Verb

báton

  1. accept, get, receive

Japanese

Romanization

baton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of バトン

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

  • matan
  • batan

Etymology

From French bâton (“stick”).

Noun

baton

  1. stick
  2. stalk
  3. rod, pole
  4. cane, walking stick

References

  • Albert Valdman; Thomas A. Klinger; Margaret M. Marshall; Kevin J. Rottet, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole, →ISBN, page 64

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

  1. stick

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.tɔn/
  • Rhymes: -atɔn
  • Syllabification: ba‧ton

Noun

baton m inan (diminutive batonik) or baton m animal (diminutive batonik)

  1. candy bar

Declension

Further reading

  • baton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • baton in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈton/

Noun

baton n (plural batoane)

  1. bar, stick
    baton de ciocolată ― chocolate bar

Declension

Further reading

  • baton in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bâton.

Noun

baton

  1. stick

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English baton, from French bâton, from Old French baston, probably from Vulgar Latin *bastō, *bastōnis. Doublet of baston.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈton/, [bɐˈton]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ton

Noun

batón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. baton (staff or truncheon)
    1. (music) stick of a conductor of an orchestra, or the majorette or drum major of a marching band
      Synonyms: (conductor baton) batuta, botong
    2. (sports) object transferred by relay runners
      Synonym: botong
    3. club used by policemen; night stick
      Synonyms: batuta, botong

Further reading

  • “baton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Noun

batón

  1. lipstick

Source: wiktionary.org