Live and Usable

Live

Live adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments

Usable and live are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usable" instead an adjective "Live".

Nearby Words: living, lived

Usable

Usable adjective - Capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose.

Live and usable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Live" instead an adjective "Usable".

Nearby Words: usability, usably

Both words in one sentence

  • Franchise / Pokémon Not only were the player's Pokémon usable against the in-game enemies, these same Pokémon can be pitted against Pokémon trained by other live players of the game.
  • You couldn't actually live there, but it had two local merchants and, more importantly, the only container usable for storing your own items in the entire game.
  • Video Game Remake Banjo-Kazooie got a remake on the Xbox Live Arcade in 2008 with updated graphics in HD and the infamous Stop'N'Swop items finally being collectable and usable in the third game "Nuts & Bolts".
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