Baton

/ˈbætɒn/

Synonyms for "baton" (266 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Noun(7 words)

wand rod baranduki bat billybilly clubbillystick

achievement alerion alpenstockanimal chargeannulet argentarmorial bearingsarmory arms aspersion attaint azure badgebadge of infamybadge of officebadges bandeau barbar sinisterbastardism

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bastardy bat bearings beat bendbend sinisterbillet billybilly clubblack eyeblack markblazon blazonry blot bludgeon blur bordure brand brassardbroad arrowbuttoncadency markcaduceus cane cantoncap and gowncensure

Strong matches (79)

Noun(6 words)

ceremonial maceclub cudgel cudgels cylinder drumstick

Adjective(1 words)

ceremonial staff

chainchain of officechampain chaplet charge chevron chiefclass ringclubcoat of armscockade cockatrice collar coronet crescent crest crook crosier crosscross moline

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cross-staff crown crutch crutch-stick cudgel decoration device diapason difference differencing disparagement dress eagle emblem emblems ensign ensigns ermine ermines erminites erminois escutcheon falcon fasces fessfess pointfield figurehead file flanchfleur-de-lisfret fur fusil garland gavel griffin gules gyronhammer and sicklehandstaff hatchment helmetheraldic deviceheraldryhonor pointillegitimacy illegitimateness impalement impaling imputation

Verb(1 words)

found a club

Related words (133)

inescutcheon insignia labellapel pinlion lituus livery lozenge macemalacca canemantle mantlingmark of cainmarking markings marshaling martlet mascle medal metal

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metronome monochord mortarboard motto mulletmusic standmute nightsticknombril pointoctofoilold school tieonus or ordinary orle pale palypastoral staffpaterissa pean pheon pillorying pinpitch pipepoint champainportfolio purpure quarter quartering quarterstaff reflection regalia reprimand reproach rhythmometer ring rodrod of officerose sable saltire scepterschool ringscutcheon shamrock shield shillelagh sigillographyskull and crossbonesslur smear smirch smudge smutch sonometer sphragistics spontaneous spotspread eaglestaff stain stave stick stigma stigmatism stigmatization subordinaryswagger stickswanking stickswastika symbol taint tarnish tartan tenne thistle tie tincturetone measurertorse tressure truncheontuning bartuning forktuning pipeunicorn uniform vair verge vertwalking stickwandwand of officewantonwar clubwreath yale

Noun(16 words)

maces nightstick nightsticks relayrelay batonscepter shillalah slapstick staff stick sticks thanh tindal tipstaff truncheon wands

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More general

9 entries

club device equipment instrument rodsports implementstaff symbol tool

More specific

7 entries

carbon fiber batonceremonial staffdrum major batonmetal batonparade batonrelay batonwooden baton

Collocations

5 entries

ceremonial batonconducting batondrum major batonpolice batonrelay baton

Inflections

1 entries

batons

Derivations

1 entries

batonage

Sample sentences

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The band played marvellously under the baton of a new conductor.

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A runner must pass the baton in a relay race.

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We're one baton short for the relay.

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Tom wondered how often Mary practiced baton twirling.

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