The meaning of Facility

noun

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

Usage examples:

The manager had lost his ability to motivate the players

suffix

Forming nouns of quality corresponding to adjectives ending in -able (such as suitability corresponding to suitable ).

noun

The mental or physical power or skill needed to do something

Usage examples:

[ u ] they should not be taking in somebody they don't have the ability to care for., [ c ] her tea…

noun

A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable or superior position.

Usage examples:

Companies with a computerized database are at an advantage

verb

Put in a favourable or superior position.

Usage examples:

Are we simply caught in a spiral here that will be destructive of our interests while, obviously, s…

noun

A condition that helps you or gives you a greater chance of success

Usage examples:

[ c ] his long arms give him a big advantage over other boxers., [ u ] test scores show no advantag…

noun

A desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.

Usage examples:

The property is situated in a convenient location, close to all local amenities

noun

Something intended to make life more pleasant or comfortable for people

Usage examples:

Straus established employee amenities such as restrooms, medical care, and a lunchroom.

noun

Something such as a swimming pool or shopping area that is intended to make life more pleasant or convenient for people in a town, hotel, or other place

Usage examples:

Public amenities., in some countries most people earn less than a dollar a day and lack basic ameni…

noun

A natural ability to do something.

Usage examples:

Children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

noun

Natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

[ u ] my son has no aptitude for sports.

noun

A natural ability or skill

Usage examples:

Aptitude for sth discovering that he had an aptitude for finance, he got a job as a commercial-cred…

noun

Creative skill or ability.

Usage examples:

The artistry of the pianist

noun

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Usage examples:

Enjoy the benefits of being a member

verb

Receive an advantage; profit.

Usage examples:

The areas would benefit from regeneration

noun

A helpful or good effect

Usage examples:

[ c ] it was a giveaway to the rich, he said, and not something that’s a benefit to most americans.…

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

noun

The power or ability to do something.

Usage examples:

He had an intuitive capability of bringing the best out in people

noun

The maximum amount that something can contain.

Usage examples:

The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet

noun

The amount that can be held or produced by something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000., [ u ] the theater was full to capacity that ni…

noun

The total amount or number of things or people that something can hold

Usage examples:

A capacity of sth the tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres., capacity audience/crowd the rally drew…

noun

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere.

Usage examples:

She was so angered by this thought that she had changed forms and was halfway to the center of the …

verb

Occur mainly in or around (a specified place).

Usage examples:

The textile industry was centred in lancashire and yorkshire

proper noun

A region of central france, including the cities of orleans, tours, and chartres.

noun

The ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

Usage examples:

Courses to improve the competence of staff

noun

The ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Students can prove their competence by performing well in the exam., the ideal candidate will have …

noun

The state of being able to proceed with something without difficulty.

Usage examples:

Services should be run to suit the convenience of customers, not of staff

The quality of being useful

noun

The fact that something is suitable for your purposes and causes no difficulty for your schedule or plans

Usage examples:

[ u ] i enjoy the convenience of having my groceries delivered., [ u ] repairs were scheduled at th…

noun

A place for the storage of large quantities of equipment, food, or goods.

Usage examples:

An arms depot

noun

A building where supplies or vehicles are kept

Usage examples:

A fuel depot

noun

A place where goods are kept until they are sent somewhere to be used, sold, etc.

Usage examples:

He took a job in the supply depot of a san francisco shipyard., a fuel/food/oil depot, the closure …

noun

The necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Suppliers of office equipment

noun

The set of tools, clothing, etc., needed for a particular activity or purpose

Usage examples:

Computer/electrical/farm equipment

noun

The machinery, tools, etc. that you need to do a job

Usage examples:

What are the estimated start-up costs for real estate, construction, and equipment?, industrial mac…

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

Usage examples:

The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

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An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

noun

Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.

Usage examples:

Technical expertise

verb

Give an expert opinion on something.

Usage examples:

A certificate from an expertizing committee

noun

A high level of skill or knowledge

Usage examples:

She was widely known for her expertise as a trial lawyer.

noun

An inherent mental or physical power.

Usage examples:

Her critical faculties

noun

The people who teach in a college or university, or in a department of a college or university

Usage examples:

Even though she is 102, she still has all of her faculties.

noun

Impressive delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Orchestral playing of great finesse

verb

Bring about or deal with (something) by using great delicacy and skill.

Usage examples:

Karen spent ten months finessing the financing for the property

noun

Great skill or style

Usage examples:

She has handled these difficult negotiations with real finesse.

noun

A special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something well.

Usage examples:

She had a flair for languages

noun

The ability to do something well

Usage examples:

Alan has a flair for public speaking.

noun

Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

Usage examples:

She was a teacher of genius

adjective

Very clever or ingenious.

Usage examples:

A genius idea

noun

Very great and rare natural ability or skill, especially in a particular area such as science or art, or a person who has this

Usage examples:

(an) artistic/creative/musical genius, einstein was a (mathematical) genius., from the age of three…

noun

A thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present.

Usage examples:

Wedding gifts

verb

Give (something) as a gift, especially formally or as a donation or bequest.

Usage examples:

The company gifted 2,999 shares to a charity

noun

Gamete intrafallopian transfer, a technique for assisting conception by introducing mixed ova and sperm into a fallopian tube.

Usage examples:

The first successful pregnancy conceived through gift occurred in 1984

noun

The action of installing someone or something, or the state of being installed.

Usage examples:

The installation of a central heating system

noun

The act of putting something in place so that it is ready for use

Usage examples:

[ u ] do you have to pay extra for installation?

noun

The act of putting a program onto a computer

Usage examples:

She provided me with the resources required for testing the installation of the software., software…

noun

An acquired or natural skill at doing something.

Usage examples:

He had a knack for communicating

noun

A particular place or position.

Usage examples:

The property is set in a convenient location

noun

A particular place or position

Usage examples:

A good location for a bookstore, the map showed the location of an old mine., the documentary was f…

noun

The place or position that something is in or where something happens

Usage examples:

Come visit us at our new location!, an ideal/prime/suitable location (for sth) the strong economy a…

noun

Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity.

Usage examples:

She played with some mastery

noun

Great skill in a particular job or activity

Usage examples:

Louis armstrong’s mastery of the trumpet is legendary., only a singer of fitzgerald's mastery could…

noun

Complete control of something

Usage examples:

Her mastery of the situation

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

plural noun

An action or system by which a result is achieved; a method.

Usage examples:

Technology seen as a means to bring about emancipation

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

adjective

Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.

Usage examples:

A campaign to woo potential customers

noun

Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness.

Usage examples:

A young broadcaster with great potential

adjective

Possible but not yet achieved

Usage examples:

He was eager to talk with potential customers., potentially dangerous products are often recalled b…

verb

A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

Usage examples:

If the premise is true, then the conclusion must be true

plural noun

A house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.

Usage examples:

The company has moved to new premises

noun

A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

Usage examples:

Sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses

adjective

Required as a prior condition.

Usage examples:

The student must have the prerequisite skills

noun

Something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen

Usage examples:

Introductory physics is a prerequisite for any of the advanced courses in physics.

noun

A high degree of skill; expertise.

Usage examples:

He demonstrated his proficiency in chinese

noun

Great skill, ability, and experience

Usage examples:

Proficiency in sth candidates must be able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in both langu…

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Usage examples:

New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

Usage examples:

Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

Usage examples:

[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

noun

Skill or expertise in a particular activity or field.

Usage examples:

His prowess as a fisherman

noun

Great ability or skill

Usage examples:

Athletic prowess

noun

A stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

Usage examples:

Local authorities complained that they lacked resources

verb

Provide with resources.

Usage examples:

A strategy which ensures that primary healthcare workers are adequately resourced

noun

Something that can be used to help you

Usage examples:

The library was a valuable resource, and he frequently made use of it., [ pl ] the earth has limite…

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

verb

A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.

Usage examples:

A regular bus service

noun

The help provided to a customer by someone who works in esp. a restaurant or store

Usage examples:

The service in this restaurant is terrible – i’ve been waiting fifteen minutes., [ u ] she was give…

noun

The ability to do something well; expertise.

Usage examples:

Difficult work, taking great skill

verb

Train (a worker) to do a particular task.

Usage examples:

Training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud techno…

noun

A special ability to do something

Usage examples:

[ c ] schools often do not provide students with marketable skills., [ u ] he lacked skill as a pai…

noun

A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

There are no easy solutions to financial and marital problems

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

noun

A continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.

Usage examples:

A table took up much of the space

verb

Position (two or more items) at a distance from one another.

Usage examples:

The poles are spaced 3m apart

noun

An empty place

Usage examples:

[ c ] a parking/storage space, [ u ] he was staring into space, seeing nothing., [ c ] out west the…

noun

A place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off.

Usage examples:

We walked back to the station and caught the train back to brussels

verb

Short for stations of the cross.

noun

A building or buildings and the surrounding area where a particular service or activity takes place

Usage examples:

A train/bus station, a gas station, a police/fire station, at our house in the mountains we only ge…

noun

Natural aptitude or skill.

Usage examples:

He possesses more talent than any other player

noun

A special natural ability to do something well, or people who have this ability

Usage examples:

[ c ] his talents are being wasted in that job., [ u ] the baseball scouts are looking for new tale…

noun

A natural skill or ability

Usage examples:

The successful candidate will have both talent and drive., the company benefited from her expertise…