preparation
/prɛpɝˈeɪʃʌn/
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Definitions
Noun
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
Noun
a substance prepared according to a formula; "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
Noun
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"
Noun
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"
Noun
(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"
Noun
activity leading to skilled behavior
Noun
preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
Noun
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"
Synonyms
cookery
cooking
formulation
grooming
homework
planning
prep
preparedness
provision
readiness
readying
training
More General Terms
activity
cerebration
change of state
chemical compound
compound
harmony
intellection
mentation
musical harmony
school assignment
schoolwork
state
thinking
thought
thought process
More Specific Terms
agreement
alert
applecart
arrangement
athletic training
baking
boiling
braising
broil
broiling
browning
calculation
cleaner
cleanser
cleansing agent
cuisine
culinary art
deliberation
deployment
discipline
drill
exercise
fire control
forethought
frying
fusion cooking
glycerinated gelatin
grilling
groundwork
makeready
malice aforethought
mens rea
military training
nebula
percolation
planning
poaching
polish
practice
practice session
premeditation
priming
prolusion
qui vive
ready
recitation
retraining
roasting
sauteing
schooling
simmering
skull practice
skull session
smelling salts
starch
stewing
toasting
toilet training
tune-up
turnaround
turnround
warm-up