A prearranged signal. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I read that Jeanne wrote letters in prearranged code: Any sentence followed by a carefully inked cross was a lie, her friends knew. From Wordnik.com. [JE REGRETTE PLUS QUE JE PEUX DIRE] Reference
All three companies filed so-called prearranged bankruptcies in which they reached agreements with major lenders to restructure debt before filing. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
The regulators cited improper "prearranged" trades between Schonfeld affiliates and unreported deficiencies in net-capital levels. From Wordnik.com. [Wall Street's B-List Firms Trade on Bigger Rivals' Woes] Reference
The radio broadcaster is expected to file a "prearranged" deal -- a deal supported by many lenders, the daily said. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines] Reference
"Know what to say" would seem to imply, to me, that they have some kind of prearranged understanding on the subject. From Wordnik.com. [reddit.com: what's new online!] Reference
Plan of pueblo houses not usually prearranged 100-162. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Pueblo Architecture: Tusayan and Cibola Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 3-228] Reference
That completed their prearranged words of recognition. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
His prearranged sentences began to slip away, like sand. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Painter] Reference
He waved his hand several times in a prearranged signal. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung] Reference
By prearranged purpose, she was absent from the camp when. From Wordnik.com. [Campfire Girls at Twin Lakes The Quest of a Summer Vacation] Reference
This showed that prearranged signalling was really going on. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
Each man knew what to do, for all the details were prearranged. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
So were no fewer than all the eight further numbers prearranged. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
Alan took his position in a crowd of bystanders, as prearranged. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
This principle of prearranged wagers could be geopolitically big. From Wordnik.com. [You Bet Your Life] Reference
But avoiding the restriction is no more difficult than a prearranged wink. From Wordnik.com. [Quality Not Quantity] Reference
Such was England's rôle in the preparation of this wantonly prearranged war. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
He wished to prevent England from being humiliated by a prearranged coalition. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
We shall make a feint of a sally to-morrow morning at the hour prearranged by Mustafa. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Destiny] Reference
All resulted exactly as prearranged, and in a few minutes the whole party was in irons. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
The pilot board at the croupier's rostrum had a prearranged mathematical pattern on it. From Wordnik.com. [Starman's Quest] Reference
As at a prearranged signal, the occupants of the opposite box took it up and repeated it. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
Analysts believe that Al Qaeda uses prearranged coded phrases and symbols to direct its agents. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden On The Web] Reference
It was the prearranged signal from Murphy to inform them that Gibson and Cummings were approaching. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles] Reference
They are encountering it even in so-called primitive societies where prearranged marriage is the rule. From Wordnik.com. [Isn't It Romantic?] Reference
Another plan was to pool earnings at the close of a period and divide according to a prearranged ratio. From Wordnik.com. [The United States Since the Civil War] Reference
A few rounds are then fired, and the result is signalled back by the aviator according to some prearranged code. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915] Reference
On our return, the white flag (a Hadji's turban) was descried on the mountain, being the prearranged signal that all was well. From Wordnik.com. [The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy] Reference
Early the following morning I found Giannoli and Kosinski, as prearranged, awaiting my arrival under the bridge of Waterloo Station. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Among the Anarchists] Reference
When prepared it was couched on to the material with fine thread, like a cord or braid, and made to follow out some prearranged pattern. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
At almost the same second, as though the thing had been prearranged, the boys in the racing craft swung around in the opposite direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
In modern baseball a team that plays together frequently has a prearranged code of signals that are understood by each member of the team. From Wordnik.com. [Outdoor Sports and Games] Reference
For the shot on the outside was a prearranged warning of danger, and as soon as the burglars on the inside heard it, they rushed from the house with their booty. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry's Reward] Reference
For practical purposes only, the sewing machine does the work excellently, but by making the stitching follow out some prearranged design, it is raised to the level of art. From Wordnik.com. [Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving] Reference
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.