Cases of word usage

1) in progress or operation; being prepared (afoot)

2) a summary of the facts of a law case prepared for a barrister (brief)

3) a dead body of an animal (especially one prepared for cutting up as meat) (carcass)

4) a prepared mixture, especially of rotted food, leaves, manure etc for use as a fertiliser (compost)

5) a shop selling prepared foods (e.g. cooked meat, smoked fish, pickles) (delicatessen)

6) a long written account (e.g. as prepared for a higher university degree) (dissertation)

7) a kind of narcotic drug prepared from morphine (heroin)

8) coming or happening at once; urgent; (of food, drink) that can be prepared quickly and easily (instant)

9) a room in which meals are cooked or prepared (kitchen)

10) paste of water and flour (and eggs) prepared in long, narrow strips (noodle)