Classes Voluntary Powers Prospective Volition Precursory Measures
Precursory Measures
Nouns
preparation
providing etc. v.
provision, providence
anticipation etc. (foresight) Foresight
precaution, preconcertation, predisposition
forecast etc. (plan) Plan
rehearsal, note of preparation. [Putting in order] arrangement etc. [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
clearance
adjustment etc. Agreement
tuning
equipment, outfit, accouterment, armament, array. ripening etc. v.
maturation, evolution
elaboration, concoction, digestion
gestation, batching, incubation, sitting. groundwork, first stone, cradle, stepping-stone
foundation, scaffold etc. (support) Support
scaffolding
inurement etc. (habit) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
novitiate
cooking [Preparation of food] , cookery
brewing, culinary art
tilling, plowing, [Preparation of the soil] , sowing
semination, cultivation. [State of being prepared] preparedness, readiness, ripeness, mellowness
maturity
trainer
pioneer, trailblazer
sappers and miners, pavior, navvy
packer, stevedore
warming pan.
Verbs
prepare
get ready, make ready
make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation. set in order, put in order etc. (arrange) [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
forecast etc. (plan) Plan
prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground
till the soil, cultivate the soil
predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine
lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations
dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding
lay the first stone etc. (begin) Beginning . roughhew
cut out work
block out, hammer out
lick into shape etc. (form) Form . elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity
nurture etc. (aid) Aid
hatch, cook, brew
temper, anneal, smelt
barbecue
infumate
maturate. equip, arm, man
fit-out, fit up
furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge
dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up
refurbish
sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune
whet the knife, whet the sword
wind up, screw up
adjust etc. (fit) [Sameness of quantity or degree.] Equality
put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness
pack. train etc. (teach) Teaching
inure etc. (habituate) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
breed
prepare for etc.
rehearse
make provision for
take steps, take measures, take precautions
provide, provide against
beat up for recruits
open the door to etc. (facilitate) Facility . set one's house in order, make all snug
clear the decks, clear for action
close one's ranks
shuffle the cards. prepare oneself
serve an apprenticeship etc. (learn) Learning
lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to. guard against, make sure against
forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest
lay in provisions etc. Provision
make investments
keep on foot. be prepared, be ready etc. adj.
hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry
lie in wait for etc. (expect) Expectation
anticipate etc. (foresee) Foresight
Adjectives
preparing etc. v.
in preparation, in course of preparation, in agitation, in embryo, in hand, in train
afoot, afloat
on foot, on the stocks, on the anvil
under consideration etc. (plan) Plan
brewing, batching, forthcoming, brooding
in store for, in reserve. precautionary, provident
preparative, preparatory
provisional, inchoate, under revision
preliminary etc. (precedent) Precedence . prepared etc. v.
in readiness
ready, ready to one's band, ready made, ready cut and dried: made to one's hand, handy, on the table
in gear
in working order, in working gear
snug
in practice. ripe, mature, mellow
pukka
practiced etc. (skilled) Skill
labored, elaborate, highly-wrought, smelling of the lamp, worked up. in full feather, in best bib and tucker
in harness, at harness
in the saddle, in arms, in battle array, in war paint
up in arms
armed at all points, armed to the teeth, armed cap a pie
sword in hand
on the alert etc. (vigilant) Care [Vigilance.]
at one's post.
Adverbs
in preparation, in anticipation of
against, for
abroach.
Phrases
looking before and after" [Hamlet]
Nouns
non-preparation, absence of preparation, want of preparation
inculture, inconcoction, improvidence. immaturity, crudity
rawness etc. adj.
abortion
disqualification. [Absence of art] nature, state of nature
virgin soil, unweeded garden
neglect etc. Neglect . rough copy etc. (plan) Plan
germ etc. [Constant antecedent] . Cause
raw material etc. Materials . improvisation etc. (impulse) Impulse .
Verbs
be unprepared etc. adj.
want preparation, lack preparation
lie fallow
live from hand to mouth. [Render unprepared] dismantle etc. (render useless) Inutility
undress etc. Divestment . extemporize, improvise, ad lib.
Adjectives
unprepared etc. (prepare)
c.
Preparation
without preparation etc. Preparation
incomplete etc. Incompleteness
rudimental, embryonic, abortive
immature, unripe, kachcha, raw, green, crude
coarse
rough cast, rough hewn
in the rough
unhewn, unformed, unfashioned, unwrought, unlabored, unblown, uncooked, unboiled, unconcocted, unpolished. unhatched, unfledged, unnurtured, unlicked, untaught, uneducated, uncultivated, untrained, untutored, undrilled, unexercised
deckle-edged
precocious, premature
undigested, indigested
unmellowed, unseasoned, unleavened. unrehearsed, unscripted, extemporaneous, improvised, spontaneous, ad lib
unsown, untilled
natural, in a state of nature
undressed
in dishabille, disqualified
unfitted
ill-digested
unbegun, unready, unarranged, unorganized, unfurnished, unprovided, unequipped, untrimmed
out of gear, out of order
dismantled etc. v.. shiftless, improvident, unthrifty, thriftless, thoughtless, unguarded
happy-go-lucky
caught napping etc. (inexpectant) Inexpectation
unpremeditated etc. Impulse .
Nouns
essay, trial, endeavor, attempt
aim, struggle, venture, adventure, speculation, debut
probation etc. (experiment) Experiment .
Verbs
try, essay
experiment etc. Experiment
endeavor, strive
tempt, attempt, make an attempt
venture, adventure, speculate, take one's chance, tempt fortune
try one's fortune, try one's luck, try one's hand
use one's endeavor
feel one's way, grope one's way, pick one's way. try hard, push, make a bold push, use one's best endeavor
do one's best etc. (exertion) Exertion .
Adjectives
essaying etc. v.
experimental etc. Experiment
tentative, empirical, probationary.
Adverbs
experimentally etc. adj.
on trial, at a venture
by rule of thumb. if one may be so bold.
Nouns
undertaking
compact etc. Compact
adventure, venture
engagement etc. (promise) Promise
enterprise, emprise
pilgrimage
matter in hand etc. (business ) Business
move
first move etc. (beginning) Beginning .
Verbs
undertake
engage in, embark in
launch into, plunge into
volunteer
apprentice oneself to
engage etc. (promise) Promise
contract etc. Compact
take upon oneself, take upon one's shoulders
devote oneself to etc. (determination) Resolution . take up, take in hand
tackle
set about, go about
set to, fall to, set to work
launch forth
set up shop
put in hand, put in execution
set forward
break the neck of a business, be in, for
put one's hand to, put one's foot in
betake oneself to, turn one's hand to, go to do
begin one's etc. Beginning
broach one's, institute one's etc. (originate) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
put one's hand to the plow, lay one's hand to the plow, put one's shoulder to the wheel. have in hand etc. (business) Business
have many irons in the fire etc. (activity) Activity .
Adjectives
undertaking etc. v.
on the anvil etc. Business .
Nouns
use
employ, employment
exercise, exercitation
application, appliance
adhibition, disposal
consumption
agency etc. (physical) Agency
usufruct
usefulness etc. Utility
benefit
recourse, resort, avail. [Conversion to use] utilization, service, wear. [Way of using] usage.
Verbs
use, make use of, employ, put to use
put in action, put in operation, put in practice
set in motion, set to work. ply, work, wield, handle, manipulate
play, play off
exert, exercise, practice, avail oneself of, profit by, resort to, have recourse to, recur to, take betake oneself to
take up with, take advantage of
lay one's hands on, try. render useful etc. Utility
mold
turn to account, turn to use
convert to use, utilize
work up
call into play, bring into play
put into requisition
call forth, draw forth
press into service, enlist into the service
bring to bear upon, devote, dedicate, consecrate, apply, adhibit, dispose of
make a handle of, make a cat's-paw of. fall back upon, make a shift with
make the most of, make the best of. use up, swallow up
consume, absorb, expend
tax, task, wear, put to task.
Adjectives
in use
used etc. v.
well-worn, well-trodden. useful etc. Utility
subservient etc. (instrumental) Instrumentality .
Nouns
forbearance, abstinence
disuse
relinquishment etc. Relinquishment
desuetude etc. (want of habit) Desuetude
disusage.
Verbs
not use
do without, dispense with, let alone, not touch, forbear, abstain, spare, waive, neglect
keep back, reserve. lay up, lay by, lay on the shelf, keep on the shelf, lay up in ordinary
lay up in a napkin
shelve
set aside, put aside, lay aside
disuse, leave off, have done with
supersede
discard etc. (eject) [Motion out of, actively] Ejection
dismiss, give warning. throw aside etc. (relinquish) Relinquishment
make away with etc. (destroy) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
cast overboard, heave overboard, throw overboard
cast to the dogs, cast to the winds
dismantle etc. (Render useless) Inutility . lie unemployed, remain unemployed etc. adj.
Adjectives
not used etc. v.
unemployed, unapplied, undisposed of, unspent, unexercised, untouched, untrodden, unessayed, ungathered, unculled
uncalled for, not required. disused etc. v.
done with.
Nouns
misuse, misusage, misemployment, misapplication, misappropriation. abuse, profanation, prostitution, desecration
waste etc. Waste .
Verbs
misuse, misemploy, misapply, misappropriate. desecrate, abuse, profane, prostitute: waste etc. Waste
overtask, overtax, overwork: squander etc. Prodigality . cut blocks with a razor, employ a steam engine to crack a nut
catch at a straw.