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make-ahead

make-ahead adjective: of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

Adjective

make-ahead (not comparable)

  1. Of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

Noun

make-ahead (plural make-aheads)

  1. A recipe designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.

Forms of make-ahead

pluralmake-aheads

Questions about make-ahead

What does make-ahead mean?
Make-ahead means of a recipe: designed to be prepared ahead of time, rather than immediately before eating.
What part of speech is make-ahead?
Make-ahead can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near make-ahead in the dictionary

  1. make with
  2. make wudu
  3. make yourself at home
  4. make yourselves at home
  5. Make-A-Wish
  6. make-ahead
  7. make-aheads
  8. make-and-break
  9. make-and-breaks
  10. make-before-break
  11. make-believe

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