'operable' definitions:

Definition of 'operable'

adjective

Capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer" [ant: inoperable]

adjective

Fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: functional, usable, useable, operable, operational]

adjective

Usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution" [syn: operable, practicable]

Synonyms of 'operable'

From: Moby Thesaurus

achievable,
actable,
appliable,
applicable,
attainable,
banausic,
compassable,
compliant,
doable,
effective,
effectual,
efficient,
exploitable,
feasible,
fit,
functional,
in working order,
manageable,
maneuverable,
manipulable,
manipulatable,
negotiable,
operatable,
operational,
overcomable,
performable,
pliable,
practicable,
practical,
pragmatic,
realizable,
reusable,
serviceable,
superable,
surmountable,
usable,
utilizable,
viable,
workable

Words containing 'operable'

in operation,
operant,
operate,
operate on,
operating,
operation,
operational,
operationalism,
operationally,
operations,
operative,
operatively,
operator,
Calculus of operations,
Distributive operation,
Front of operations,
Line of operations,
Plastic operation,
Reverse operation,
Subcutaneous operation,
Subperiosteal operation,
amphibious operation,
arithmetic operation,
asynchronous operation,
auxiliary operation,
base of operations,
binary operation,
black operation,
boolean operation,
camera operator,
chemical operations,
clandestine operation,
cognitive operation,
combined operation,
company operator,
computer operation,
concurrent operation,
consecutive operation,
control operation,
covert operation,
dyadic operation,
elevator operator,
exfiltration operation,
existential operator,
eye operation,
field of operation,
field of operations,
identity operator,
intelligence operation,
joint operation,
linear operator,
logic operation,
logical operation,
machine operation,
majority operation,
martyr operation,
mathematical operation,
matrix operation,
military operation,
military operations,
monadic operation,
multiplex operation,
newsstand operator,
operant conditioning,
operating budget,
operating capability,
operating capital,
operating cost,
operating expense,
operating instructions,
operating microscope,
operating procedure,
operating room,
operating statement,
operating surgeon,
operating system,
operating table,
operating theater,
operating theatre,
operation code,
operational casualty,
operational cell,
operational damage,
operations research,
operative field,
operator gene,
overt operation,
parallel operation,
peacekeeping operation,
printing operation,
psychological operation,
pyramid operation,
radio operator,
rescue operation,
sacrifice operation,
sequential operation,
serial operation,
shirodkar's operation,
simultaneous operation,
sting operation,
surgical operation,
switchboard operator,
synchronous operation,
telegraph operator,
telephone operator,
theater of operations,
theatre of operations,
threshold operation,
trading operations,
unary operation,
undercover operation,
A deep line of operations,
big time operator,
binary arithmetic operation,
chief operating officer,
coin-operated,
disk operating system,
hand-operated,
off-line operation,
operation desert storm,
riot control operation,
simulated military operation,
standard operating procedure,
standing operating procedure,
unix operating system,
buy-and-bust operation,
fixed-cycle operation,
floating-point operation,
meuse-argonne operation,
microsoft disk operating system,
purse-string operation,
real-time operation,
sewing-machine operator,
sex-change operation,
co-operative republic of guyana,
million floating point operations per second,
trillion floating point operations per second