workableadjective
uk/ˈwɜː.kə.bəl/us/ˈwɝː.kə.bəl/workable adjective (HAVING EFFECT)
A workable plan or system can be used effectively:
a workable solution/compromise/proposal
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Efficient and effective
- a treat idiom
- be firing on all cylinders idiom
- businesslike
- do the trick idiom
- does what it says on the tin idiom
- ergonomics
- labour-saving
- miraculous
- organized
- potency
- punch
- smooth
- snappy
- technical
- timesaving
- together
- treat
- trick
- well oiled
- worth
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workable adjective (SHAPE)
A workable substance can be shaped, changed, or processed in some way:
The ground is too hard to be workable (= dug).
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Soft and fluffy
- anneal
- as smooth as silk/a baby's bottom idiom
- feathery
- flaccid
- floaty
- furry
- fuzzy
- gauze
- limp
- macerate
- satiny
- shaky
- silky
- smooth
- soft
- spongy
- squidgy
- squish
- sudsy
- velvet
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