utility

A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.

An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

A valve designed to release a small amount of excess pressure from a system.

A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture

A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.

A backbox.

An artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct, but especially a millrace

To put into a purse.

An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.

The extra benefit received from a unit increase in the consumption of a good or service. It is calculated as the increase in total benefit divided by the increase in consumption.

Easy to use, useful.

To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply

A bitter preparation applied to an object to discourage dogs from chewing on it.

To force (open) with a lever; to pry.

One thousand ( 103 ) volts. Symbol: kV or KV.

A hand or machine tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

Device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)

The act of cleaning or tidying something.

A water gauge for a steam boiler.

A computer program running in a text terminal, used to view (but not modify) the contents of a text file moving down the file one line or one screen at a time.