utility
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(noun) the service provided by a utility company; "the cost of utilities never decreases" |
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Related Words: service |
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(satellite adjective) capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder" |
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Synonyms: substitute |
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(satellite adjective) used of beef; usable but inferior |
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Synonyms: utility-grade |
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(noun) a unit composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or light or water or sewage_disposal: "the price of the house included all utilities" |
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Related Words: electrical plant, electrical system, facility, heat, heating, heating plant, heating system, installation, plumbing, plumbing system |
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(noun) the quality of being of practical use |
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Synonyms: usefulness |
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Related Words: detergence, detergency, function, helpfulness, instrumentality, practicability, practicableness, practicality, purpose, quality, role, serviceability, serviceableness, usableness, use |
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Antonyms: inutility |
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(noun) a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation |
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Synonyms: public utility, public-service corporation |
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Related Words: bus company, bus service, electric company, gas company, gas service, light company, phone company, phone service, power company, power service, service, telephone company, telephone service, water company, waterworks |
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(noun) (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users" |
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Synonyms: service program, utility program |
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Related Words: computer program, computer programme, device driver, diagnostic program, driver, input program, output program, program, programme, sort program, sorting program, trace program |
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