a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object | activity leading to skilled behavior |
an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping | preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) |
(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club | the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose |
a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline | 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 |