UNCOCKING Antonyms

• the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war

• attracting or delighting

• the act of putting something in working order again

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the sterilization of an animal

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

• weight to be borne or conveyed

• a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

• the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.

• the act of making something ready

• any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

• the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

• obscene terms for penis

• faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid

• the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

• adult male chicken

• adult male bird

• tilt or slant to one side

• set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

• prepare for eating by applying heat

• to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• educate for a future role or function

• create by training and teaching

• lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord

• undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens