ready
Adjective
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tells us about: preparation, preparedness, readiness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)similar to:
- at the ready - ready for immediate use
- fit, primed, set - (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
- in order - in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
- prompt - ready and willing or quick to act
- ripe - fully prepared or eager
- ready and waiting, waiting - being and remaining ready and available for use
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similar to: available - obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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similar to: willing - disposed or inclined toward
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similar to: prepared - made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
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similar to: intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degreesame as: quick
Noun
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is a type of: preparation, preparedness, readiness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
Verb
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is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratchsubtypes:
- keep, preserve - prevent (food) from rotting
- dress, dress out - kill and prepare for market or consumption
- deglaze - dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring
- escallop, scallop - bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top
- flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)
- put on - put on the stove or ready for cooking
- devil - coat or stuff with a spicy paste
- precook - cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
- whip up, whomp up - prepare or cook quickly or hastily
- concoct, cook up - prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
- lard - prepare or cook with lard
verb group: make - gather and light the materials for -
subtypes:
- socialise, socialize - prepare for social life
- provide - take measures in preparation for
- cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
- precondition - put into the required condition beforehand
- fix - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- mount - fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- lay out, set, set up - get ready for a particular purpose or event
- winterise, winterize - prepare for winter
- summerise, summerize - prepare for summer
- prime - insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing
- crop, cultivate, work - prepare for crops
- brace, poise - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
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