preparation

preparation is a 11-letter English word with 15 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops for a campaign.
2. noun. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness; readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for war.
3. noun. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a preparatory act or measure.
4. noun. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain process or for a particular purpose; a combination. Specifically: (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use. (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a specimen. (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.
5. noun. An army or fleet.
6. noun. The holding over of a note from one chord into the next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear is prepared for the shock. See Suspension.
7. noun. Accomplishment; qualification.
8. 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"

   Synonyms: cookery, cooking

9. noun. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

   Synonyms: homework, prep

10. noun. activity leading to skilled behavior

    Synonyms: grooming, training

11. noun. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

    "preparations for the ceremony had begun"

    Synonyms: readying

12. 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"

    Synonyms: planning, provision

13. 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"

14. 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"

    Synonyms: preparedness, readiness

15. noun. a substance prepared according to a formula

    "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"

    Synonyms: formulation

Synonyms

cookery, cooking, homework, prep, grooming, training, readying, planning, provision, preparedness, readiness, formulation

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in preparation:

paraprotein

Common word forms

preparations

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