Synonyms: ready
Definition: poised for action
Usage: their guns were at the ready
Similar words: preparation, preparedness, readiness
Definition: the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
Usage: putting them in readiness; their preparation was more than adequate
Synonyms: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: ready, prepare, make, cook, fix
Definition: prepare for eating by applying heat
Usage: Cook me dinner, please; can you make me an omelette?; fix breakfast for the guests, please
Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Definition: make from scratch
Synonyms: ready
Definition: (of especially money) immediately available
Usage: he seems to have ample ready money; a ready source of cash
Similar words: available
Definition: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
Usage: kept a fire extinguisher available; much information is available through computers; available in many colors; the list of available candidates is unusually long
Definition: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity
Usage: a quick mind; a ready wit
Similar words: intelligent
Definition: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
Usage: is there intelligent life in the universe?; an intelligent question
Synonyms: ready
Definition: made suitable and available for immediate use
Usage: dinner is ready
Similar words: prepared
Definition: made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
Usage: a prepared statement; be prepared for emergencies
Synonyms: ready
Definition: completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
Usage: 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
Similar words: at the ready
Definition: ready for immediate use
Usage: soldiers with guns at the ready; students with pens and notebooks at the ready
Similar words: primed, set, fit
Definition: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
Usage: in no fit state to continue; fit to drop; laughing fit to burst; she was fit to scream; primed for a fight; we are set to go at any time
Similar words: in order
Definition: in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
Usage: everything is in order for their arrival
Similar words: prompt
Definition: ready and willing or quick to act
Usage: she is always prompt to help her friends;
Similar words: ripe
Definition: fully prepared or eager
Usage: the colonists were ripe for revolution
Similar words: ready and waiting, waiting
Definition: being and remaining ready and available for use
Usage: 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
Synonyms: ready
Definition: mentally disposed
Usage: he was ready to believe her
Similar words: willing
Definition: disposed or inclined toward
Usage: a willing participant; willing helpers