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[ adjective ] being of use or service
Synonyms Examples "the girl felt motherly and useful" "a useful job" "a useful member of society" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The same can be said of shaving yet the electric_razor has proved useful to many men . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)How useful will it be to the public ? This is true because of savings in utility lines and the fact that your buildings have a useful radius equal in all directions . Determine how much topography limits useful area or what the costs of earth moving or grading might be . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)It should be possible , however , to put useful limits on the diameters of the radio_sources by observing with large reflectors or with interferometers . |
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[ adjective ] of great importance or use or service
Examples "useful information" "valuable advice" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)RCA_Victor has an ambitious and useful project in a stereo series called `` Adventures in Music '' , which is an instructional record library for elementary_schools . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)In America , such self-deception has served a particularly useful purpose . (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)Small_Business_Administration , What It Is , What It Does , SBA Services for Community_Economic_Development , and various other useful publications on currently important management , technical production , and marketing topics are available , on_request , from Small_Business_Administration , Washington 25 , D.C. . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)You may think we did n't need Nancy and Jean , but you always get what you can when you can , and we had no guarantee that a fingerprint record on them could n't be useful before we were through_with this case . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] capable of being turned to use or account
Examples "useful applications of calculus" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a useful function
Synonyms Examples "utilitarian steel tables" Related terms |
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