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handiness
noun as in ability
noun as in convenience
Strongest matches
noun as in dexterity
noun as in knack
noun as in readiness
noun as in skill
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
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He thinks that might be partly because prisoners don’t have their Social Security numbers handy, and would have to ask corrections officers for help in locating them.
If you have a candy thermometer, it might come in handy, but if you don’t, carefully dip a clean finger in—don’t burn yourself—and feel for slightly higher than room temperature.
They’re a category of math equations that are really good at describing change over space and time, and thus very handy for describing the physical phenomena in our universe.
He and his son have hired just about anyone they can find who’s handy with a drill.
My handiness with the ropes, when I volunteered to help in hoisting sail, surprised and even perplexed him.
Besides, their speed and superior handiness give them a pull over us, when fighting under sail.
Expert native authorities have a very high opinion of the handiness of Hazara slave girls.
He has been invaluable with his sailor's resources and handiness.
Butts had been introduced as a stalking-horse, but there was no doubt about Si's admiration of his "handiness."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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