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Accessible, or readily available

Helpful or useful for a given purpose

Easy to handle or use

Skilled or dexterous at a particular task

Advantageous to one's aims or goals

Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

Able to be carried or easily moved

(of equipment or a facility) Available for use

Small, compact, or on a small scale

Well-meaning and kindly in nature

Designed with style, ingenuity, or practicality

Always successful, not likely to fail

Mass-produced for immediate use

Being in a healthy and functional state

Prepared for the coming of an event

Prepositional phrase

Being ready or easily reached for immediate assistance or duty

Nearby or within reach

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Adjective

Accessible, or readily available

readily available

at your fingertips

just round the corner

neighbouring^UK

within spitting distance

at your convenience

at close quarters

in close proximity

at one's disposal

under one's nose

round the corner

a hop, skip and a jump away

just a stone's throw away

within sniffing distance

neighbourhood^UK

neighborhood^US

ready to be drawn

within stone's throw

champing at bit

in the neighbourhood of

within reach of

in the vicinity of

within close range of

at beck and call

easily available

in neighborhood

well placed for

at close quarters to

well situated for

around the corner

in spitting distance

within striking distance

give or take a little

in the ball park

a stone's throw away

within walking distance

across the street

on your doorstep

within easy reach of

within spitting distance of

within walking distance of

just around the corner from

a stone's throw from

a hop, skip and a jump away from

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“Some students may like to have a recorder handy into which they can speak their comments.”

Adjective

Helpful or useful for a given purpose

extremely useful

suited to the purpose

worth its weight in gold

to one's advantage

in working order

in one's interests

financially rewarding

in one's best interests

greatly appreciated

financially worthwhile

calculated to produce

instrumental in

contributing to

in the affirmative

straight-shooting

worth the effort

forward-looking

very productive

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“Only 10 inches long, this handy vacuum cleaner stores in the glove compartment, ready to use.”

Adjective

Easy to handle or use

straightforward

easy to understand

easily operated

easily understood

unsophisticated

a piece of cake

as easy as falling off a log

a piece of old tackle

money for old rope

no muss no fuss

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“A small, spiral-bound notebook with hard covers makes a handy and easy-to-use guest book.”

Adjective

Skilled or dexterous at a particular task

nimble-fingered

adept physically

clever with one's hands

good with one's hands

extraordinarily skilled

exceptionally skilled

immensely skilled

highly qualified

out of this world

having know-how

having the know-how

supremely skilled

having a knack for

know one's stuff

sharp as a tack

having the goods

knowing the ropes

has what it takes

like a one-man band

equal to the task

having the right stuff

knowing the score

able to perform

having good hands

exceptionally good

hyperintelligent

not born yesterday

quick on the trigger

quick on the uptake

perfectly-executed

treating with kid gloves

very intelligent

well thought out

of long standing

past your prime

well credentialed

impeccably credentialed

crazy like a fox

know backwards and forwards

know one's onions

the right stuff

knowing one's stuff

quick off the mark

ahead of one's peers

out of the ordinary

old beyond one's years

advanced for one's age

know one's business

know ins and outs

know the answers

smart as a whip

quick on the draw

of the first water

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

thinking outside the box

knows one's stuff

of the old school

politically correct

as sharp as a tack

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“The fast bowler, who is also handy with the bat, was the only youngster from the area to be picked for the county team following trials last month.”

Adjective

Advantageous to one's aims or goals

full of promise

fit for purpose

right up your street

in keeping with

at the right time

to one's advantage

normal for the time of year

appropriate to the time of year

in one's interest

in one's interests

born with a silver spoon in your mouth

just what the doctor ordered

just what one needs

calculated to produce

instrumental in

contributing to

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

most appropriate

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Adjective

Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

all-singing, all-dancing

one-size-fits-all

general-purpose

multidimensional

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

extremely useful

Adjective

Able to be carried or easily moved

Adjective

(of equipment or a facility) Available for use

at your disposal

at your fingertips

out of commission

fallen into disuse

no longer in use

in holding pattern

not made use of

non-functioning

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Adjective

Small, compact, or on a small scale

miniaturized^US

miniaturised^UK

knee-high to a grasshopper

knee high to a grasshopper

with no room to swing a cat

knee high to a gnat

close to the ground

nickel-and-dime

not worth bothering about

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Adjective

Well-meaning and kindly in nature

eager to please

willing to help

good-humoured^UK

good-humored^US

public-spirited

philanthropical

well intentioned

glad to be of assistance

heart in right place

willing to please

favourably disposed

easy to get along with

easy to get on with

socially concerned

doing good works

non-profit-making

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Adjective

Designed with style, ingenuity, or practicality

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Adjective

Always successful, not likely to fail

incontrovertible

always effective

tried and tested

to be counted on

likely to perform

high-principled

dyed-in-the-wool

tried and trusted

straightforward

capable of being trusted

worthy of trust

above suspicion

full of integrity

as good as one's word

put to the test

copper-bottomed

carrying the load

good as one's word

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Adjective

Mass-produced for immediate use

Adjective

Being in a healthy and functional state

Adjective

Prepared for the coming of an event

all bases covered

ready for anything

done and dusted

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Prepositional phrase

Being ready or easily reached for immediate assistance or duty

Adverb

Nearby or within reach

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