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1able — adj 1: possessed of needed powers or of needed resources to accomplish an objective able to perform under the contract 2: having freedom from restriction or obligation or from conditions preventing an action able to vote 3: legally qualified:… …
2able rating — able seaman, able bodied seaman or able rating, also (fem) able seawoman or able bodied seawoman noun A seaman able to perform all the duties of seamanship and having a higher rating than the ordinary sailor (abbrev AB) • • • Main Entry: ↑able …
3able seawoman — able seaman, able bodied seaman or able rating, also (fem) able seawoman or able bodied seawoman noun A seaman able to perform all the duties of seamanship and having a higher rating than the ordinary sailor (abbrev AB) • • • Main Entry: ↑able …
4able-bodied seawoman — able seaman, able bodied seaman or able rating, also (fem) able seawoman or able bodied seawoman noun A seaman able to perform all the duties of seamanship and having a higher rating than the ordinary sailor (abbrev AB) • • • Main Entry: ↑able …
5able — [adj1] capable of performing; having an innate capacity adept, adequate, adroit, agile, alert, apt, bright, capable, competent, cunning, deft, dexterous, easy, effortless, endowed, equipped, facile, fitted, good, intelligent, knowing, powerful,… …
6perform — verb 1 do a task/duty/piece of work ADVERB ▪ effectively, efficiently, properly (esp. BrE), successfully, well ▪ Who ensures that tasks are properly performed? ▪ poorly …
7Able seaman — This article is about a civilian occupation. For a military rank, see able seaman (rank). Able seaman Able seamen generally serve as a ship s helmsmen, relying on visual references, compasses, and …
8Able Seaman (occupation) — Infobox shipping job name = Able seaman othernames = Able bodied seaman photo = Scross helmsman.jpg photo helmsmen, relying on visual references, compasses, and a rudder angle indicator to steer a steady course as directed by the mate or other… …
9able — adj. (abler, ablest) 1 (often foll. by to + infin.; used esp. in is able, will be able, was able, etc., replacing tenses of can) having the capacity or power (was not able to come). 2 having great ability; clever, skilful. Phrases and idioms:… …
10able — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. capable, competent, skillful, talented. See power, skill. Ant., incompetent; weak. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Showing superior innate capacity] Syn. talented, gifted, intelligent, ingenious, clever …
