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get-readies

get-readies is the plural of get-ready.

Meaning of get-ready

Noun

get-ready (plural get-readies)

  1. (rare) The act of getting oneself or something ready; something done to do so.
    • Thus there might be thirty-nine mechanics working on new car get-readies, new car customer policy work, and outside customer repairs, while one man struggles to keep the current stock of perhaps a hundred used cars in running order.1968, Anthony Till, What You Should Know Before You Buy a Car, Los Angeles, Calif.: Sherbourne Press, →OCLC, page 170

Questions about get-readies

What is get-readies the plural of?
Get-readies is the plural of get-ready.

Words near get-readies in the dictionary

  1. get-out-of-jail-free card
  2. get-out-of-jail-free cards
  3. get-outs
  4. get-pennies
  5. get-penny
  6. get-readies
  7. get-ready
  8. get-rich-quick
  9. get-rich-quicker
  10. get-rich-quickers
  11. get-there-ativeness

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