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View definitions for handy

handy

adjective as in nearby

adjective as in adept physically

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Come World Cup time - in front of what are likely to be record-breaking crowds - being calm and regrouping under pressure is certainly a handy skill to call upon.

From BBC

That comes in handy when he’s casing his neighbors' homes to figure out which ones to burglarize.

From Salon

The latter is one of the key differentials between the Switch and Switch 2, and will be especially handy in games that require precision, such as the shooter “Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.”

We'll need far more spacecraft to figure out if anything living lies under the crust of these worlds, but in the meantime, Antarctica serves as a handy analog to figure out the limits of life.

From Salon

But with a university handy, local leaders in support and an encouraging start, several locals said the Farm House seems suited for the challenge.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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