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Main Entry:
usable [yoo-zuh-buhl]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: available, working
Synonyms: accessible, adaptable, advantageous, applicable, at disposal, at hand, beneficial, consumable, convenient, current, employable, exhaustible, expendable, exploitable, fit, functional, good, helpful, in order, instrumental, open, operative, practicable, practical, profitable, ready, running, serviceable, subservient, unused, useful, utile, utilizable, valid, valuable, wieldy
Notes: usable or useable means that something can be used; useful means that something is helpful or beneficial and can be used to advantage
Antonyms: unusable, useless
Main Entry: available
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ready for use
Synonyms: accessible, achievable, applicable, at hand, at one's disposal, attainable, come-at-able, convenient, derivable from, feasible, free, getatable, handy, obtainable, on deck, on hand, on tap, open to, possible, prepared, procurable, purchasable, reachable, ready willing and able, realizable, securable, serviceable, up for grabs, usable, vacant
Antonyms: unavailable, unhandy, unobtainable
Main Entry: docile
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: compliant, submissive
Synonyms: accommodating, acquiescent, adaptable, agreeable, amenable, biddable, childlike, complacent, cool, docious, ductile, easily influenced, easy, easygoing, gentle, governable, humble, laid-back, manageable, meek, mellow, mild, obedient, obliging, orderly, pliable, pliant, quiet, resigned, soft, tame, teachable, tractable, usable, weak-kneed, well-behaved, willing, yielding
Antonyms: determined, headstrong, inflexible, intractable, obstinate, opinionated, stubborn, uncooperative, unyielding
Main Entry: eligible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fit, worthy
Synonyms: acceptable, appropriate, becoming, capable of, desirable, discretionary, elective, employable, equal to, fitted, in line for, in the running, licensed, likely, preferable, privileged, proper, qualified, satisfactory, seemly, suitable, suited, trained, up to, usable
Notes: eligible means qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen while illegible means hard to read or not legible
Antonyms: improper, inappropriate, ineligible, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy
Main Entry: helpful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: beneficial, beneficent
Synonyms: accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, bettering, caring, conducive, considerate, constructive, contributive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable, fortunate, friendly, good for, important, improving, instrumental, invaluable, kind, neighborly, operative, practical, pragmatic, productive, profitable, serendipitous, serviceable, significant, suitable, supportive, symbiotic, sympathetic, timely, usable, useful, utilitarian, valuable
Antonyms: disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unconstructive, unhelpful, useless, worthless
Main Entry: liquid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: readily available
Synonyms: convertible, fluid, free, marketable, negotiable, quick, ready, realizable, usable
Notes: fluids include liquids and gases; a liquid is a fluid with a fixed volume, and a gas is a fluid that can expand indefinitely
liquid is a substance that flows and takes on the form of its container; a fluid - substance with no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure - can be a liquid but it can also be a gas
Antonyms: frozen, unavailable
Main Entry: open
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accessible; not forbidden
Synonyms: admissible, agreeable, allowable, approachable, appropriate, attainable, available, employable, fit, free, general, getable, nondiscriminatory, not posted, obtainable, on deck, on tap, open-door, operative, permitted, practicable, proper, public, reachable, securable, suitable, to be had, unconditional, unoccupied, unqualified, unrestricted, usable, vacant, welcoming, within reach
Antonyms: blocked, closed, inaccessible, obstructed, shut, unavailable
Main Entry: operational
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: functional
Synonyms: fit, in service, in working order, operative, practicable, practical, prepared, ready, serviceable, usable, useful, viable, workable, working
Main Entry: operative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: active, functioning; influential
Synonyms: accessible, alive, crucial, current, dynamic, effective, efficient, employable, functional, important, in force, in operation, indicative, key, live, open, operational, practicable, relevant, running, serviceable, significant, standing, usable, workable, working
Antonyms: inactive, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, unfunctional, unworking, useless, worthless
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