[red-ee] 
adjective, read⋅i⋅er, read⋅i⋅est, verb, read⋅ied, read⋅y⋅ing, noun, interjection | 1. | completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready. |
| 2. | duly equipped, completed, adjusted, or arranged, as for an occasion or purpose: The mechanic called to say that the car is ready. |
| 3. | willing: ready to forgive. |
| 4. | prompt or quick in perceiving, comprehending, speaking, writing, etc. |
| 5. | proceeding from or showing such quickness: a ready reply. |
| 6. | prompt or quick in action, performance, manifestation, etc.: a keen mind and ready wit. |
| 7. | inclined; disposed; apt: too ready to criticize others. |
| 8. | in such a condition as to be imminent; likely at any moment: a tree ready to fall. |
| 9. | immediately available for use: a ready source of cash. |
| 10. | pertaining to prompt payment. |
| 11. | present or convenient: to lie ready to one's hand. |
| 12. | to make ready; prepare. |
| 13. | the state or condition of being ready. |
| 14. | Informal. ready money; cash. |
| 15. | (used in calling the start of a race to indicate that racers should be prepared to start): Ready! Set! Go! |
| 16. | at the ready, in a condition of readiness, available for immediate use: shoppers with their umbrellas at the ready; soldiers keeping their weapons at the ready. |
| 17. | get ready! (in calling the start of a race) be prepared to start: Get ready! Get set! Go! |
| 18. | make ready,
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| 19. | ready up, British and Australian Slang. to swindle. |
[mahrk] | 1. | a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm. |
| 2. | a badge, brand, or other visible sign assumed or imposed: a mark of his noble rank. |
| 3. | a symbol used in writing or printing: a punctuation mark. |
| 4. | a sign, usually an X or cross, made instead of a signature by someone who does not know how or is unable to write his or her own name. |
| 5. | an affixed or impressed device, symbol, inscription, etc., serving to give information, identify, indicate origin or ownership, attest to character or comparative merit, or the like, as a trademark. |
| 6. | a sign, token, or indication: to bow as a mark of respect. |
| 7. | a symbol used in rating conduct, proficiency, attainment, etc., as of pupils in a school: good marks; bad marks. |
| 8. | something serving as an indication of position, as a landmark. |
| 9. | a recognized or required standard of quality, accomplishment, etc.; norm: His dissertation was below the mark. |
| 10. | distinction or importance; repute; note: a man of mark. |
| 11. | a distinctive trait or characteristic: the usual marks of a gentleman. |
| 12. | (usually initial capital letter ) U.S. Military. a designation for an item of military equipment in production, used in combination with a numeral to indicate the order of adoption, and often abbreviated: a Mark-4 tank; an M-1 rifle. |
| 13. | an object aimed at; target: to aim at the mark. |
| 14. | an object or end desired or striven for; goal. |
| 15. | Slang.
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| 16. | Track. the starting line. |
| 17. | Boxing. the middle of the stomach. |
| 18. | Lawn Bowling. jack 1 (def. 17). |
| 19. | Bowling. a strike or spare. |
| 20. | Nautical. any of the distinctively marked points on a deep-sea lead line, occurring at levels of 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, and 20 fathoms above the lead. Compare deep (def. 33). |
| 21. | a tract of land that may have been held in common by a primitive or early medieval community of peasants in Germany. |
| 22. | Archaic or History/Historical. a boundary; frontier. |
| 23. | to be a distinguishing feature of: a day marked by rain. |
| 24. | to put a mark or marks on: to mark each box with an X. |
| 25. | to give a grade for; put a grade on: to mark the final exams. |
| 26. | scent-mark (def. 2). |
| 27. | to furnish with figures, signs, tags, etc., to indicate price, quality, brand name, or the like: We marked all the books with prices. |
| 28. | to trace or form by or as if by marks (often fol. by out): to mark out a plan of attack. |
| 29. | to indicate or designate by or as if by marks: to mark passages to be memorized. |
| 30. | to single out; destine (often fol. by out): to be marked out for promotion. |
| 31. | to record, as a score. |
| 32. | to make manifest: to mark approval with a nod. |
| 33. | to give heed or attention to: Mark my words! |
| 34. | to notice or observe: to mark a change in the weather. |
| 37. | mark down, to reduce the price of: These towels have been marked down. |
| 38. | mark off, to mark the proper dimensions or boundaries of; separate: We marked off the limits of our lot with stakes. |
| 39. | mark up,
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| 40. | beside the mark, not pertinent; irrelevant. |
| 41. | bless or save the mark! (used as an exclamation of disapproval, contempt, impatience, etc.) Also, God bless or save the mark! |
| 42. | make one's mark, to attain success or fame; achieve one's ambition: He set out to make his mark as a writer. |
| 43. | mark time. time (def. 55). |
| 44. | on your mark or marks! (in calling the start of a race) take your places: On your mark! Get set! Go! Also, get ready!, ready! |
| 45. | wide of the mark, far from the target or objective; inaccurate or irrelevant: My first guess was wide of the mark. |
| read·y (rěd'ē) adj. read·i·er, read·i·est
To cause to be ready. [Middle English redy, from Old English rǣde; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.] read'i·ness n. |
mark
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mark (märk)
n.
A spot or line on a surface, visible through difference in color or elevation from that of the surrounding area.
A distinctive trait or property.
To make a visible trace or impression on, as occurs with a spot or dent.
To form, make, or depict by making a mark.
To distinguish or characterize.
ready
In addition to the idiom beginning with ready, also see at the ready; get ready; good and (ready); rough and ready.