utility /ū-tilˈi-ti/

1. Usefulness
2. The power to satisfy the wants of people in general (philosophy)
3. A utility program (computing)
4. A useful thing
5. A public utility, public service, or a company providing such (esp US)
6. Profit (obsolete)
7. (usu in pl) stock or bond of public utility
8. A small pick-up truck (in full utility truck or vehicle; short form ute; Aust and NZ)

1. Produced or supplied primarily for usefulness
2. Provided in order that the public may be supplied in spite of rise of prices
3. (of a breed of dog) originally bred to be useful, to serve a practical purpose

utility function noun (economics)

A mathematical function relating goods and services to their utility to individuals

utility man noun

1. An actor playing several important parts
2. A person who can be used to fill any gap, do any job, etc
3. (also utility player) a player who can play in any of various positions as required (sport)

utility player noun

A member of a sports team who can fill several different positions

utility pole noun (US)

A pole supporting power cables, telegraph wires, etc

utility program noun (computing)

A program in the system software designed to perform a commonplace task such as transferring data from one storage device to another or sorting a set of data

utility room noun

A room, esp in a private house, where things required for the work of running the house are kept, eg a washing machine

Ute /ūt or ūˈti/

1. (a member of) a Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico
2. The Uto-Aztecan language of this people

Of this people or their language

• archeometry
• archer
• archeress
• archerfish
• archerfishes
• archeries
• archers
• archery
• arches
• archest
• archetypal
• archetypally
• archetype
• archetypes
• archetypical
• archetypically
• Archeus
• arch-felon
• arch-fiend
• arch-flamen
• arch-foe
• archgenethliac
• archgenethliacs
• arch-heretic
• arch-heretics