| Main Entry: | preparation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | development, readiness |
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alertness, anticipation, arrangement, background, base, basis, build-up, construction, dry run, education, establishment, evolution, expectation, fitting, foresight, formation, foundation, gestation, getting ready, groundwork, homework, incubation, lead time, making ready, manufacture, measure, plan, precaution, preparedness, preparing, provision, putting in order, qualification, readying, rehearsal, rundown, safeguard, schoolwork, study, substructure, training, tryout, workout |
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unreadiness |
| Main Entry: | preparation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something concocted, put together |
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arrangement, blend, brew, composition, compound, concoction, confection, decoction, medicine, mixture, product, tincture |
Antonyms: |
ingredient |
| Main Entry: | preparation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
afloat, afoot, annonary, armed at all points, armed to the teeth, at harness, at one's post, booted and spurred, brewing, brooding, cut and dried, elaborate, forthcoming, fossorial, graith, handy, hatching, highly wrought, in agitation, in arms, in battle array, in best bib and tucker, in course of preparation, in embryo, in full feather, in gear, in hand, in harness, in practice, in preparation, in readiness, in reserve, in saddle, in store for, in training, in war, in working order, inchoate, labored, made to one's hand, mature, mellow, on foot, on the alert, on the anvil, on the stocks, on the table, practiced, precautionary, preliminary, preparative, preparatory, prepared, preparing, provident, provisional, ready, ready, ready to one's hand, smelling of the lamp, snug, sword in hand, under consideration, under revision, up in arms, worked up
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| Concept: | Preparation. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; precursory measures |
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-nouns
preparation; providing; provision, providence; anticipation (foresight); precaution, preconcertation, predisposition; forecast (plan); rehearsal, note of preparation., [Putting in order] arrangement [more]; clearance; adjustment; tuning; equipment, outfit, accouterment, armament, array., ripening; maturation, evolution; elaboration, concoction, digestion; gestation, batching, incubation, sitting., groundwork, first stone, cradle, stepping-stone; foundation, scaffold (support); scaffolding, echafaudage., [Preparation of men] training (education) [more]; inurement (habit); novitiate., [Preparation of food] cooking, cookery; brewing, culinary art., [Preparation of the soil] tilling, plowing, sowing; semination, cultivation., [State of being prepared] preparedness, readiness, ripeness, mellowness; maturity; un impromptu fait a loisir., [Preparer] preparer, trainer; pioneer, trailblazer; avant-courrier, avant-coureur; voortrekker; sappers and miners, pavior, navvy; packer, stevedore; warming pan.
-verbs
prepare; get ready, make ready; make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation. set in order, put in order (arrange) [more]; forecast (plan); prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground; till the soil, cultivate the soil; predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine; lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations; dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding; lay the first stone (begin)., roughhew; cut out work; block out, hammer out; lick into shape (form)., elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity; nurture (aid); hatch, cook, brew; temper, anneal, smelt; barbecue; infumate; maturate. equip, arm, man; fit-out, fit up; furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge; dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up; refurbish; sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune; whet the knife, whet the sword; wind up, screw up; adjust (fit); put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness; pack., train (teach); inure (habituate); breed; prepare for; rehearse; make provision for; take steps, take measures, take precautions; provide, provide against; beat up for recruits; open the door to (facilitate)., set one's house in order, make all snug; clear the decks, clear for action; close one's ranks; shuffle the cards., prepare oneself; serve an apprenticeship (learn); lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to., guard against, make sure against; forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest; lay in provisions; make investments; keep on foot., be prepared, be ready; hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry; lie in wait for (expect); anticipate(foresee); principiis obstare; veniente occurrere morbo.
-adjectives
preparing; in preparation, in course of preparation, in agitation, in embryo, in hand, in train; afoot, afloat; on foot, on the stocks, on the anvil; under consideration (plan); brewing, batching, forthcoming, brooding; in store for, in reserve., precautionary, provident; preparative, preparatory; provisional, inchoate, under revision; preliminary (precedent)., prepared; in readiness; ready, ready to one's band, ready made, ready cut and dried: made to one's hand, handy, on the table; in gear; in working order,in working gear; snug; in practice.
-adverbs
in preparation, in anticipation of; against, for; abroach.
-phrases
a bove majori discit arare minor; "looking before and after" [Hamlet], si vis pacem para bellum.
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Antonyms: |
nonpreparation |
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| Main Entry: | arrangement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an understanding |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, agreement, compact, compromise, deal, frame-up, game plan, layout*, organization, package deal, package*, plan, preparation, provision, schedule, settlement, setup, terms |
| Main Entry: | background |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | experience or circumstances |
Synonyms: |
accomplishments, acquirement, actions, atmosphere, attainment, aura, backdrop, breeding, capacity, credentials, cultivation, culture, deeds, education, environment, framework, grounding, history, practice, preparation, qualification, rearing, seasoning, tradition, training, upbringing |
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foreground |
| Main Entry: | balm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oily substance |
Synonyms: |
analgesic, application, balsam, cerate, compound, cream, demulcent, dressing, embrocation, emollient, formula, lotion, medicine, ointment, potion, poultice, preparation, prescription, salve, soother, soothing agent, unction, unguent |
| Main Entry: | batter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mixture before baking |
Synonyms: |
concoction, dough, mix, mush, paste, preparation, recipe |
| Main Entry: | brew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concoction |
Synonyms: |
beverage, blend, broth, compound, distillation, drink, fermentation, hash, hodgepodge*, infusion, instillation, liquor, melange, miscellany, mishmash, mixture, potpourri, preparation |
| Main Entry: | concoction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creation, blend |
Synonyms: |
brew, combination, compound, contrivance, intention, medley, mixture, plan, preparation, project, solution |