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makeready

makeready is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of makeready

pluralmakereadies

Questions about makeready

What is makeready the alternative spelling of?
Makeready is the alternative spelling of make-ready.

Words near makeready in the dictionary

  1. maker-outers
  2. maker-up
  3. maker-upper
  4. maker-uppers
  5. makereadies
  6. makeready
  7. makeress
  8. makeresses
  9. Makerfield
  10. makers
  11. makers-up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makeready (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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