Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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instrumentality | Yes | No | No | No |
utility | Yes | Yes | No | No |
instrumentality (noun) | utility (noun) |
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an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end | the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility |
the quality of being instrumental for some purpose | 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 |
a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose | the quality of being of practical use |
(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer | |
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation | |
(economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice |
instrumentality (adjective) | utility (adjective) |
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used of beef; usable but inferior | |
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team |