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make-readies

make-readies is the plural of make-ready.

Meaning of make-ready

Noun

make-ready (countable and uncountable, plural make-readies)

  1. A sheet of paper on which overlays are pasted for printing.
  2. The process of preparing such sheets.
  3. The process of preparing something for use.
    Synonyms:
    set-up, setup
    1. The process of preparing a printing press for a print run.

Questions about make-readies

What is make-readies the plural of?
Make-readies is the plural of make-ready.

Words near make-readies in the dictionary

  1. make-outs
  2. make-over
  3. make-overs
  4. make-peace
  5. make-peaces
  6. make-readies
  7. make-ready
  8. make-shift
  9. make-shifts
  10. make-sport
  11. make-sports

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make-readies (page history and authors); make-ready (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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