usableus‧a‧ble /ˈjuːzəbəl/ adjective - I know the bicycle's old, but it's still usable.
- The program has some nice features that make it more usable than most.
- The refinery turns crude oil into usable products such as gas and tar.
- Cutability refers to the amount of usable meat in a carcass.
- Investigators have said the crime scene outside Scuttons' computer store produced little usable evidence.
- Many of the simpler commercial software simulations will be usable with this age group.
- The pickups could be fuller-sounding, but they're certainly usable as they are.
- This includes usable samples of the various macro commands.
something that can be used► available something that is available can be used, for example because no one else is using it or it is not being used for anything else: · This program will take up a lot of your available disk space.every available: · Houses were being built on every available plot of land.whatever is available: · Use whatever seasonal vegetables are available.
► free use this about a chair, room, table etc that you can use because no-one else is using it: · The office next door is free if you need somewhere to work.· There's just one free table, over there in the corner.
► usable something that is usable can be used, because it works well or because it has been made ready for use: · I know the bicycle's old, but it's still usable.· The refinery turns crude oil into usable products such as gas and tar.· The program has some nice features that make it more usable than most.
► valid if a ticket, passport etc is valid , you can legally use it and it will be officially accepted.: · Do you have a valid driver's license?valid for: · Your ticket is valid for travel at any time of the day.valid for 10 years/two months/one week etc: · My passport is valid for 10 years.
► current a current official document has not yet reached the date after which it can no longer be used: · Acceptable forms of ID include a current passport or a birth certificate.
ADVERB► more· One method of displaying the data in a more usable form is the project profile, illustrated in figure 4.1.· When they work, compression schemes provide a lot more usable space for almost no investment.· The author or authors wanted to resolve apparent contradictions in order to make the law more usable and accessible.· When solar power can be converted directly into electricity it becomes much more usable.· When we describe or summarize numerical information to make it more usable we are essentially using descriptive statistics.
nounusageusedisusemisusereuseusefulness ≠ uselessnessuseradjectivereusableused ≠ unuseddisuseduseful ≠ uselessusable ≠ unusableverbusemisusereuseadverbusefully ≠ uselessly