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facility

fa·cil·i·ty

facility

 
 
pronunciation:
f sI lih ti
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part of speech: noun
inflections: facilities
definition 1: a place planned or constructed for a specific activity.
The college is building a new sports facility on the north side of its campus.
synonyms:
building
similar words:
complex, plant, structure
definition 2: ease, aptitude, or skill.
She speaks Swahili with facility.
synonyms:
ability, aptitude, ease, skill
similar words:
address, adeptness, dexterity, faculty, knack, mastery
definition 3: the quality of being easily or readily done.
synonyms:
simplicity
similar words:
ease
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)facility adequate, assisted, athletic, biological, chemical, composting, correctional, educational, existing, hazardous, inadequate, indoor, industrial, juvenile, licensed, living, long-term, medical, mental, mixed, municipal, naval, nearby, nuclear, nursing, on-site, outdoor, postal, proposed, psychiatric, recreational, residential, retail, sanitary, secure, separate, skilled, state-of-the-art, temporary, underground, wastewater  [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)facility build, compost, construct, expand, inspect, operate, process, recycle, rent, repair, upgrade, waste
(n.)facility + verb accommodate, house, locate
noun + (n.)facility Help access, airport, campus, care, compost, composting, construction, daycare, detention, dining, disposal, expansion, fitness, health, health-care, hospital, inpatient, inspection, laboratory, landfill, launch, laundry, maintenance, manufacturing, operating, operation, outpatient, parking, port, processing, production, recovery, recreation, recycling, rehab, rehabilitation, repair, research, sanitation, sewage, storage, toilet, training, transmission, transportation, treatment, waste, wastewater  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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