retention
keeping holding | the act of retaining something |
| holding cell | a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial |
| holding device | a device for holding something |
holding pen
holding paddock
holding yard | a pen where livestock is temporarily confined |
| ready-made | a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase, their apartment was furnished with ready-mades |
| ready-to-wear | ready-made clothing, she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked |
reckoner
ready reckoner | a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation |
| ready-mix | a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish |
| holding company | a company with controlling shares in other companies |
| bank holding company | a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks |
| multibank holding company | a bank holding company owning several banks |
| holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
property
belongings
holding | something owned, any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone, that hat is my property, he is a man of property, |
ready cash
cold cash
ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
| holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
| ready | poised for action, their guns were at the ready |
fix prepare
set up ready
gear up
set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc, Get the children ready for school!, prepare for war, I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill |
cook
fix
ready
make prepare | prepare for eating by applying heat, Cook me dinner, please, can you make me an omelette?, fix breakfast for the guests, please |
handy
ready to hand(p) | easy to reach, found a handy spot for the can opener |
| ready(a) | (of especially money) immediately available, he seems to have ample ready money, a ready source of cash |
| ready-cooked | cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale |
| ready-made | made for purchase and immediate use |
off-the-rack
off-the-shelf
off-the-peg
ready-to-wear | (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock, a ready-made jacket, ready-to-wear clothes |
| ready-to-eat | food products that are prepared in advance and can be eaten as sold |
| ready-made | commercially produced, not homemade, ready-made clothes |
| rough-and-ready | crude but effective for the purpose at hand |
quick
ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity, a quick mind, a ready wit |
active
combat-ready
fighting(a) | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations, on active duty, the platoon is combat-ready, review the fighting forces |
cliched
ready-made | repeated regularly without thought or originality, ready-made phrases |
| oven-ready | prepared before sale and ready to be cooked |
| ready | made suitable and available for immediate use, dinner is ready |
| ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress, get ready, she is ready to resign, the bridge is ready to collapse, I am ready to work, ready for action, ready for use, the soup will be ready in a minute, ready to learn to read |
| at the ready(p) | ready for immediate use, soldiers with guns at the ready, students with pens and notebooks at the ready |
waiting
ready and waiting(p) | being and remaining ready and available for use, waiting cars and limousines lined the curb, found her mother waiting for them, an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests, military forces ready and waiting |
| ready | mentally disposed, he was ready to believe her |