(Of an army) permanently ready to fight. Your status or position relative to your community. To be upright; not be sitting or lying down.

(of direction) opposite to way in which hands of clock move round. in opposite direction to way in which hands of clock move round. In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move.

Amount by which something has been reduced. make or become smaller or fewer.

make or become tight or tighter.

rise in size, amount, or degree of something. To make or become larger in size or amount.

In the same direction as a clock's hands. in same direction as typical forward movement of hands of clock.

Hollow; curved inward.

place where road branches off from another. To shape metal with a spinning tool.

joining or linking things together. To join or attach things together.

extending or directly underneath something. extending or directly underneath.

having paid employment. action of doing work. To be functioning properly, e.g. a car.

action or habit of consuming alcohol. To put water in your body through your mouth.

Turning in a curving direction e.g. road or path. To change the meaning in an unintended way.

Act of removing bacteria from something.