Means and Utility

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Utility and means are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Means and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Means" instead a noun "Utility".

human	human means	human utility
best	best means	best utility
better	better means	better utility
similar	similar means	similar utility
Other adjectives: normal, common, direct, dubious, questionable, obvious, effective, powerful, actual, real, little, main, practical, sole, possible, mundane, less, limited, available, various.

Choosing the utility robot results in instant death, and the secretarybot can't copilot the shuttle that is the only means of reaching 95% of the game.

Source: Video Game / Planetfall
Mundane Utility: Other than its intended purpose, a Panzer IV's (blank) shot is the fastest means to wake Mako up.

Source: Anime / Girls und Panzer
In layman's terms, this means s/he has access to a lot of flashy destruction spells at the expense of losing access to many 'utility-effect' spells (teleport, summoning minions, level drain, etc).

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Web Comics

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