| scissors | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move |
| scissors kick | a kick used in the sidestroke, legs are brought together in a scissoring motion |
| utility | the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility, the cost of utilities never decreases, all the utilities were lost after the hurricane |
scissors
scissors hold
scissor hold
scissor grip
scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
general-purpose bomb
GP bomb | a large bomb ( to , pounds that is % explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect |
scissors
pair of scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
sport utility
sport utility vehicle
S.U.V.
SUV | a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis |
| utility | a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal, the price of the house included all utilities |
resoluteness
firmness firmness of purpose
resolve
resolution | the trait of being resolute, his resoluteness carried him through the battle, it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work |
determination
purpose | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something, firmness of purpose, his determination showed in his every movement, he is a man of purpose |
utility
usefulness | the quality of being of practical use |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
purposefulness
sense of purpose | the quality of having a definite purpose |
purpose
intent
intention
aim
design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions, his intent was to provide a new translation, good intentions are not enough, it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs, he made no secret of his designs |
| cross-purpose | a contrary aim, at cross-purposes |
utility program
utility
service program | (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer, a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users |
utility routine
service routine | a routine that can be used as needed |
utility
public utility
public utility company
public-service corporation | a company that performs a public service, subject to government regulation |
| utility man | a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on |
| utility man | a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions |
utility bond
utility revenue bond | a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services |
| utility | (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice |
| marginal utility | (economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service |
purpose
resolve | reach a decision, he resolved never to drink again |
aim purpose purport
propose | propose or intend, I aim to arrive at noon |
general-purpose
all-purpose | not limited in use or function |
utility(a)
substitute(a) | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team, a utility infielder |
purpose-built
purpose-made | designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose |
utility(a)
utility-grade | used of beef, usable but inferior |
intentionally
deliberately
designedly
on purpose
purposely
advisedly
by choice
by design | with intention, in an intentional manner, he used that word intentionally, I did this by choice |