a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure | activity leading to skilled behavior |
(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure | preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) |
(architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
| the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
| the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening |
| (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord |
| the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) |
| a substance prepared according to a formula |