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21useful — adjective 1) a useful tool Syn: functional, practical, handy, convenient, utilitarian, serviceable, of service; informal nifty 2) a useful experience Syn: beneficial, advantageous, helpful …
22useful — adjective Having a practical or beneficial use. This tool is very useful. It makes doing this task a lot easier. Syn: noteful, serviceable, utilitarian Ant: unuseful …
23useful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. valuable, beneficial, serviceable; see helpful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. serviceable, helpful, valuable, practical, utilitarian, beneficial, handy, of use, functional. ANT.: useless, worthless, of no help III …
24useful — adjective 1》 able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways. 2》 Brit. informal very able or competent. Phrases make oneself useful do something that is of some value or benefit. Derivatives usefully adverb usefulness noun …
25useful — use•ful [[t]ˈyus fəl[/t]] adj. 1) being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society[/ex] 2) of practical use; producing material results; supplying common needs • Etymology:… …
26useful — Serviceable. Beneficial. The word usefulness implies capabilities for use, and appertains to the future as well as the present. Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Railroad Co. v Dyer County, 87 Tenn 812, 11 SW 943. An invention is useful, as the… …
27useful life — use·ful life n: an estimated amount of time during which an asset or facility will yield income or be useful see also depreciation 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
28Useful arts — (also called technics) are concerned with the skills and methods of practical subjects such as manufacture and craftsmanship. The word has now gone out of fashion, but it was coined during the Victorian era as an antonym to the performing arts… …
29Useful idiot (disambiguation) — Useful idiot may refer to:Entertainment* Useful Idiot , a song by progressive rock band Tool from their 1996 album Ænima * Useful Idiots , a novel by Jan MarkPolitics*Useful idiot, a political term used during the Cold War …
30Useful Island — (coord|64|43|S|62|52|W|) is an island 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Rongé Island, with a string of rocks between, lying in Gerlache Strait off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897 99, under Adrien… …
