Definition of preparation

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• preparation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
• preparation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
• preparation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of preparation

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. planning
  2. provision
• the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun)

  Examples

  1. he left the preparation of meals to his wife

  Synonyms

  1. cookery
  2. cooking
• a substance prepared according to a formula (noun)

  Examples

  1. the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine

  Synonyms

  1. formulation
• activity leading to skilled behavior (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. grooming
  2. training
• the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose (noun)

  Examples

  1. preparations for the ceremony had begun

  Synonyms

  1. readying
• the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) (noun)

  Examples

  1. their preparation was more than adequate

  Synonyms

  1. preparedness
  2. readiness
• preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. homework
  2. prep
• (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord (noun)

  Examples

  1. the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another dissonance

See definition of preparation in Merriam Webster