handy

Useful or easy to use.

• This is a handy little tool.
• Your advice came in handy yesterday.
• The book contains some handy tips for beginners.

Similar words: useful, practical

Opposites: useless

Common phrases: a handy tool, a handy guide, come in handy

Close enough to reach or use easily.

• Keep your phone handy.
• Do you have a pen handy?
• She always kept a towel handy beside the sink.

Similar words: nearby, at hand

Common phrases: keep something handy, have something handy

Good at making or repairing things, especially with your hands.

• She is handy with tools.
• We need someone handy to fix this shelf.
• He was always handy around the house.

How to use it: handy with something (My uncle is handy with a hammer.)

Similar words: skilful, skilled

Opposites: clumsy

Common phrases: handy with tools, a handy person