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adv. "She is always about"

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

adj. suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going"

adj. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is available through computers"; "available in many colors"; "the list of available candidates is unusually long"

appropriate, advantageous

adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

good, beneficial

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

helpful

adj. of service or assistance; "a child who is helpful around the house can save the mother many steps"

serviceable

adj. capable of being put to good use; "a serviceable kitchen gadget"

next, adjacent, juxtaposed, cheek by jowl, side by side

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

adjacent, contiguous, conterminous, coterminous, abutting, adjoining, bordering

adj. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"

contiguous, immediate

adj. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

present

adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

handy, easy to use

adj. easy to use; "a handy gadget"

accessible

adj. capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

ready, on tap, at hand

adj. available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap"

practical

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

useful, utile

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

narrow, marginal

adj. very limited in degree; "won by a narrow margin"; "a narrow escape"

moral

adj. based on strong likelihood or firm conviction rather than actual evidence: "a moral certainty"

nearer

adj. less distant in space: "we walked to the nearer house"

neighbor, neighbour, neighboring, neighbouring

adj. situated near one another; "neighbor states"

nigh

adj. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"

virtual

adj. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact; "a virtual dependence on charity"; "a virtual revolution"; "virtual reality"

warm, hot

adj. of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"

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