What is the meaning of READY. Phrases containing READY
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Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception of paint.
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superl.
Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey.
prep.
Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
n.
In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.
v. t.
To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree.
superl.
Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as, ripe grain.
a.
Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.
v. t.
Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands erect.
superl.
Ready for action or effect; prepared.
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Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.
n.
A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.
superl.
Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman.
a.
Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by sportsmen.
n.
Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
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Not ready or not proper to be buried.
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Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.
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Having ready wit.
superl.
Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of sores, tumors, etc.
n.
Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was well supplied with the ready.
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Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready market.
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