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amenity |
something that makes a place or an occasion more convenient, pleasant, or comfortable |
at one's leisure |
when the time is convenient; when one has spare time. |
breaking point |
a natural or convenient stopping point. [1/3 definitions] |
cozy |
convenient or advantageous, esp. for illicit or dishonest purposes. [1/5 definitions] |
digest |
to classify in some convenient arrangement; systematize. [1/8 definitions] |
drum kit |
a set of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer in a band, the basic set of which usu. includes a bass drum, a tom-tom, a snare drum, a high-hat, and a crash cymbal, also called a drum set. |
drum set |
a collection of percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a drummer; drum kit. |
favorable |
advantageous, convenient, or helpful. [1/5 definitions] |
handy |
useful or convenient. [1/3 definitions] |
inconvenient |
causing trouble or extra effort; not convenient. |
model |
a small but exact representation of something that is planned for construction or is used as a convenient means of showing what the full-sized structure actually looks like or operates like. [1/14 definitions] |
motel |
a hotel that usu. has extensive parking convenient to the bedrooms so as to accommodate those who travel by car. |
potshot |
a random attack or criticism, often directed at someone or something that is convenient or relatively defenseless. [1/4 definitions] |
spindle |
a pointed metal rod fixed upright on a base, used on office desks to impale notes, bills, and the like for convenient holding. [1/9 definitions] |
superconvenient |
combined form of convenient. |
ultraconvenient |
combined form of convenient. |
untimely |
not occurring at a convenient or appropriate time; poorly timed. [1/4 definitions] |
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