cooking
cookery
preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat, cooking can be a great art, people are needed who have experience in cookery, he left the preparation of meals to his wife |
homework
prep
preparation | preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) |
| childbirth-preparation class | a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor |
training
preparation
grooming | activity leading to skilled behavior |
| preparation fire | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault |
| preparation readying | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose, preparations for the ceremony had begun |
custom-made
custom-built | an item made to the customer's specifications |
| 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 |
reservoir artificial lake
man-made lake | lake used to store water for community use |
| tailor-made | custom-made clothing |
planning
preparation
provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
reckoner
ready reckoner | a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation |
| preparation | (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord, the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance |
| ready-mix | a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish |
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 |
readiness
preparedness
preparation | the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action), putting them in readiness, their preparation was more than adequate |
| ready | poised for action, their guns were at the ready |
formulation
preparation | a substance prepared according to a formula, the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine |
man-made fiber
synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
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 |
custom-made
custom | made according to the specifications of an individual |
bespoke
bespoken
made-to-order tailored
tailor-made | (of clothing) custom-made |
custom-built
made-to-order | built for a particular individual |
| ready-made | made for purchase and immediate use |
| made | produced by a manufacturing process, bought some made goods at the local store, rope and nails |
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 |
| camp-made | made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp, my camp-made leather wallet |
| machine-made | made by machine |
| factory-made | produced in quantity at a factory |
| ready-made | commercially produced, not homemade, ready-made clothes |
| rough-and-ready | crude but effective for the purpose at hand |
| new-made | newly made, the aroma of new-made bread |
quick
ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity, a quick mind, a ready wit |
| made | (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order, a neatly made bed |
man-made
semisynthetic
synthetic | not of natural origin, prepared or made artificially, man-made fibers, synthetic leather |
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 |
| made-up | having been paved |
| oven-ready | prepared before sale and ready to be cooked |
| ready | made suitable and available for immediate use, dinner is ready |
purpose-built
purpose-made | designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose |
| 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 |