ready
noun /ˈred.i/Definition
at the ready › prepared to be used or to act immediately: He stood by the phone, pencil at the ready.Ready and willingUnwilling and reluctant
(Definition of ready noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- action stations noun
- agreeable adjective (AGREEING)
- amenable adjective
- at sb's beck and call idiom
- at your command idiom
- be good to go idiom
- bring sth on phrasal verb
- compliance noun
- disposed adjective
- eager adjective
- find it in your heart to do sth idiom
- game adjective
- keen adjective (EAGER)
- poised adjective (WAITING)
- prepared adjective
- raring adjective
- readily adverb
- readiness noun
- set adjective (READY)
- willing adjective
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