dramatic production
dramatic performance | the act of performing a drama, the group joined together in a dramatic production |
| production | (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law, the appellate court demanded the production of all documents |
| production | the act or process of producing something, Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous, the production of white blood cells |
| production | the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services |
| production | (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale, he introduced more efficient methods of production |
| mass production | the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques) |
boring
drilling
oil production | the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum |
art
artistic creation
artistic production | the creation of beautiful or significant things, art does not need to be innovative to be good, I was never any good at art, he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully |
product
production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process, they improve their product every year, they export most of their agricultural production |
production line
assembly line
line | mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it |
| 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 |
| production order | an order that initiates the manufacturing process |
| production | a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television, have you seen the new production of Hamlet? |
theatrical production
staging | the production of a drama on the stage |
| speaking speech production | the utterance of intelligible speech |
| production | a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated, she tends to make a big production out of nothing |
| ready-mix | a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish |
| production cost | combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods |
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 |
pair production
pair creation
pair formation | the transformation of a gammaay photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus |
| steel production | making steel from pig iron |
output
yield
production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time), production was up in the second quarter |
| 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 |