Noun

• (14)S: (n) preparation#1 (preparation%1:04:02::), readying#1 (readying%1:04:00::) (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose) "preparations for the ceremony had begun"
• (5)S: (n) formulation#1 (formulation%1:27:00::), preparation#2 (preparation%1:27:00::) (a substance prepared according to a formula) "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
• (2)S: (n) planning#3 (planning%1:09:00::), preparation#3 (preparation%1:09:00::), provision#3 (provision%1:09:00::) (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"
• S: (n) readiness#1 (readiness%1:26:00::), preparedness#1 (preparedness%1:26:00::), preparation#4 (preparation%1:26:00::) (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"
• S: (n) preparation#5 (preparation%1:10:00::) ((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"
• S: (n) training#1 (training%1:04:00::), preparation#6 (preparation%1:04:00::), grooming#1 (grooming%1:04:01::) (activity leading to skilled behavior)
• S: (n) homework#1 (homework%1:04:00::), prep#1 (prep%1:04:00::), preparation#7 (preparation%1:04:01::) (preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home))
• S: (n) cooking#1 (cooking%1:04:00::), cookery#1 (cookery%1:04:00::), preparation#8 (preparation%1:04:03::) (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"