able to be used
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
us•a•ble or use•a•ble /ˈyuzəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- available or convenient for use.
- capable of being used.
us•a•ble
(yo̅o̅′zə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
us′a•bil′i•ty, us′a•ble•ness, n.
us′a•bly, adv.
- available or convenient for use:2000 square feet of usable office space.
- capable of being used:That saw is no longer usable.
- Middle French; see use, -able
- Middle English 1350–1400
us′a•bly, adv.
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'usable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
all-weather
- all-year
- application
- applicative
- arc-back
- available
- bioconversion
- cancel
- character
- comparable
- coupon
- crack
- divan
- double-faced
- dumpster diving
- employable
- energy
- export
- go
- half story
- idiot-proof
- keep
- knacker
- landfill
- last
- mend
- outmoded
- overfish
- party wall
- practicable
- questionnaire
- re-claim
- re-cover
- reclamation
- recovery
- repair
- scavenge
- screening
- serviceable
- store
- stripped
- totting
- useable
- viable
- white coal
- working