PUBLIC UTILITY Synonyms

• the state of being suitable or opportune

• the quality of being useful and convenient

• a toilet that is available to the public

• a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

• a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry

• skillful performance or ability without difficulty

• a natural effortlessness

• something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service

• a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you

• the basic structure or features of a system or organization

• the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

• a stipulated condition

• the activity of supplying or providing something

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

• a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

• supply with provisions

• available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

• a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

• the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems

• work done by one person or group that benefits another

• Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

• an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance

• the act of public worship following prescribed rules

• a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

• employment in or work for another

• a force that is a branch of the armed forces

• a means of serving

• tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table

• the act of mating by male animals

• (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

• (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

• the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

• periodic maintenance on a car or machine

• the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

• be used by; as of a utility

• make fit for use

• mate with

• a stipulated condition

• the activity of supplying or providing something

• the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening

• a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

• supply with provisions

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

• the quality of being of practical use

• the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility

• (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice

• (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

• a facility 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 electricity or water or sewage disposal

• used of beef; usable but inferior

• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

• a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation