- easy to use or to do synonym useful
- a handy little tool
- handy hints/tips for removing stains
- a handy-sized dictionary
Extra Examples- The wire brush is very handy for cleaning up old iron and steel.
- The arrangement was handy for both of us.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- come in
- extremely
- really
- very
- …
- for
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- [not before noun] located near to somebody/something; located or stored in a convenient place
- Always keep a first-aid kit handy.
- Have you got a pen handy?
- handy for (doing) something (British English) Our house is very handy for the station.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- have something
- keep something
- …
- quite
- very
- for
- [not before noun] able to use your hands or tools to make or repair things well
- to be handy around the house
- to be handy with a sewing machine
- Lucy is quite handy with a drill!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- with
see also handily
Idioms
See handy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarycome in handy
- (informal) to be useful
- The extra money came in very handy.
- Don't throw that away—it might come in handy.
- Take your penknife—you never know when it might come in handy.
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