The act of preparing or getting ready.
The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
The state of being prepared; readiness.
Devotional exercises introducing an office.
Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.
A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications or programs that start up automatically after a user signs in.