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What do you call something that's always reliable, but that's never the best?



Is there a word for it? I am trying to think of something, but there's nothing I can really think of that exactly means that.






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    It would help if you gave an example sentence or two. We don't know if you want a noun, an adjective, etc. or what context you want the word in.

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What do you call something that's always reliable, but that's never the best?



Is there a word for it? I am trying to think of something, but there's nothing I can really think of that exactly means that.






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What do you call something that's always reliable, but that's never the best?



Is there a word for it? I am trying to think of something, but there's nothing I can really think of that exactly means that.






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What do you call something that's always reliable, but that's never the best?



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    It would help if you gave an example sentence or two. We don't know if you want a noun, an adjective, etc. or what context you want the word in.

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    It would help if you gave an example sentence or two. We don't know if you want a noun, an adjective, etc. or what context you want the word in.

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It would help if you gave an example sentence or two. We don't know if you want a noun, an adjective, etc. or what context you want the word in.

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It would help if you gave an example sentence or two. We don't know if you want a noun, an adjective, etc. or what context you want the word in.

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There are probably lots of ways to express this, but it would depend on the context.



"Fallback" (n), or "Backup" are likely easy one word substitutes.



English tends to be less expressive via single nouns/verbs/adjectives, so if you went for a phrase, we may hear "If all else fails, there's always... x".



In fact, words like "dependable" and "reliable" already (within certain contexts) euphemistically express the meaning that it wasn't the best/first choice.



As in "What's he like as a candidate?", "Oh - he's dependable". But that's sort of more in a negative context.






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    Something can be a standby when it is ready for use. It is reliable, but if it were the best, it would actually be in use. Quite often it was in use but replaced, but is still good for the job, for example a kettle that has seen better days but still works well.



    The Oxford Dictionary has




    1.1 count noun A person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency.




    with examples




    The tugboat is truly multi purpose, as it can lead oil tankers into port, repair petroleum pipes in the sea and act as a standby rescue boat.



    Soup is a great standby, and we Scots are the best soup-makers of all.




    The Cambridge Dictionary has




    standby noun something that is always ready for use, especially if a
    regular one fails.




    with examples




    Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.



    There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.







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    • Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

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    A "Jack of all trades" can be relied on to do many different things. Most Americans will automatically fill in "but master of none", meaning that he does not do an excellent job in any of those things.



    In basketball and other sports, a "role player" can be relied on to do his job consistently well, but not at the level of a "star" or "superstar".



    "Solid", "steady", and "reliable" are adjectives. If used without other adjectives, the implication is that the person or thing's reliability is its most important feature. Most things that are perfect for a particular task have other adjectives that are more likely to be used if they are applicable.






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    • However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

      – repomonster
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    • @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

      – J.R.♦
      3 hours ago






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      The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

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    I think the word could be "trustworthy", always reliable but doesn't matter on being the best or not.






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    There are probably lots of ways to express this, but it would depend on the context.



    "Fallback" (n), or "Backup" are likely easy one word substitutes.



    English tends to be less expressive via single nouns/verbs/adjectives, so if you went for a phrase, we may hear "If all else fails, there's always... x".



    In fact, words like "dependable" and "reliable" already (within certain contexts) euphemistically express the meaning that it wasn't the best/first choice.



    As in "What's he like as a candidate?", "Oh - he's dependable". But that's sort of more in a negative context.






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      There are probably lots of ways to express this, but it would depend on the context.



      "Fallback" (n), or "Backup" are likely easy one word substitutes.



      English tends to be less expressive via single nouns/verbs/adjectives, so if you went for a phrase, we may hear "If all else fails, there's always... x".



      In fact, words like "dependable" and "reliable" already (within certain contexts) euphemistically express the meaning that it wasn't the best/first choice.



      As in "What's he like as a candidate?", "Oh - he's dependable". But that's sort of more in a negative context.






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        There are probably lots of ways to express this, but it would depend on the context.



        "Fallback" (n), or "Backup" are likely easy one word substitutes.



        English tends to be less expressive via single nouns/verbs/adjectives, so if you went for a phrase, we may hear "If all else fails, there's always... x".



        In fact, words like "dependable" and "reliable" already (within certain contexts) euphemistically express the meaning that it wasn't the best/first choice.



        As in "What's he like as a candidate?", "Oh - he's dependable". But that's sort of more in a negative context.






        share|improve this answer













        There are probably lots of ways to express this, but it would depend on the context.



        "Fallback" (n), or "Backup" are likely easy one word substitutes.



        English tends to be less expressive via single nouns/verbs/adjectives, so if you went for a phrase, we may hear "If all else fails, there's always... x".



        In fact, words like "dependable" and "reliable" already (within certain contexts) euphemistically express the meaning that it wasn't the best/first choice.



        As in "What's he like as a candidate?", "Oh - he's dependable". But that's sort of more in a negative context.







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            Something can be a standby when it is ready for use. It is reliable, but if it were the best, it would actually be in use. Quite often it was in use but replaced, but is still good for the job, for example a kettle that has seen better days but still works well.



            The Oxford Dictionary has




            1.1 count noun A person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency.




            with examples




            The tugboat is truly multi purpose, as it can lead oil tankers into port, repair petroleum pipes in the sea and act as a standby rescue boat.



            Soup is a great standby, and we Scots are the best soup-makers of all.




            The Cambridge Dictionary has




            standby noun something that is always ready for use, especially if a
            regular one fails.




            with examples




            Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.



            There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.







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            • Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

              – Jasper
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            Something can be a standby when it is ready for use. It is reliable, but if it were the best, it would actually be in use. Quite often it was in use but replaced, but is still good for the job, for example a kettle that has seen better days but still works well.



            The Oxford Dictionary has




            1.1 count noun A person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency.




            with examples




            The tugboat is truly multi purpose, as it can lead oil tankers into port, repair petroleum pipes in the sea and act as a standby rescue boat.



            Soup is a great standby, and we Scots are the best soup-makers of all.




            The Cambridge Dictionary has




            standby noun something that is always ready for use, especially if a
            regular one fails.




            with examples




            Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.



            There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.







            share|improve this answer
























            • Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

              – Jasper
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            Something can be a standby when it is ready for use. It is reliable, but if it were the best, it would actually be in use. Quite often it was in use but replaced, but is still good for the job, for example a kettle that has seen better days but still works well.



            The Oxford Dictionary has




            1.1 count noun A person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency.




            with examples




            The tugboat is truly multi purpose, as it can lead oil tankers into port, repair petroleum pipes in the sea and act as a standby rescue boat.



            Soup is a great standby, and we Scots are the best soup-makers of all.




            The Cambridge Dictionary has




            standby noun something that is always ready for use, especially if a
            regular one fails.




            with examples




            Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.



            There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.







            share|improve this answer













            Something can be a standby when it is ready for use. It is reliable, but if it were the best, it would actually be in use. Quite often it was in use but replaced, but is still good for the job, for example a kettle that has seen better days but still works well.



            The Oxford Dictionary has




            1.1 count noun A person or thing ready to be deployed immediately, especially if needed as backup in an emergency.




            with examples




            The tugboat is truly multi purpose, as it can lead oil tankers into port, repair petroleum pipes in the sea and act as a standby rescue boat.



            Soup is a great standby, and we Scots are the best soup-makers of all.




            The Cambridge Dictionary has




            standby noun something that is always ready for use, especially if a
            regular one fails.




            with examples




            Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.



            There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.








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            • Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

              – Jasper
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            • Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

              – Jasper
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            Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

            – Jasper
            7 mins ago





            Often, the standby unit does an excellent job, but either the job is rarely needed, or the way it does the job is expensive. For example, a "rescue boat" should be a "standby rescue boat" most of the time. If you need a "rescue boat" very often, you have other problems to fix. There are excellent standby generators that are kept on "standby" because their operating costs are very high. Similarly, you might keep a high-priced lawyer "on retainer". He is probably an excellent lawyer, but you would only bring him in when you have an issue serious enough to justify his hourly cost.

            – Jasper
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            A "Jack of all trades" can be relied on to do many different things. Most Americans will automatically fill in "but master of none", meaning that he does not do an excellent job in any of those things.



            In basketball and other sports, a "role player" can be relied on to do his job consistently well, but not at the level of a "star" or "superstar".



            "Solid", "steady", and "reliable" are adjectives. If used without other adjectives, the implication is that the person or thing's reliability is its most important feature. Most things that are perfect for a particular task have other adjectives that are more likely to be used if they are applicable.






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            • However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

              – repomonster
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            • @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

              – J.R.♦
              3 hours ago






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              The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

              – Jeremy Friesner
              58 mins ago
















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            A "Jack of all trades" can be relied on to do many different things. Most Americans will automatically fill in "but master of none", meaning that he does not do an excellent job in any of those things.



            In basketball and other sports, a "role player" can be relied on to do his job consistently well, but not at the level of a "star" or "superstar".



            "Solid", "steady", and "reliable" are adjectives. If used without other adjectives, the implication is that the person or thing's reliability is its most important feature. Most things that are perfect for a particular task have other adjectives that are more likely to be used if they are applicable.






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            • However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

              – repomonster
              4 hours ago











            • @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

              – J.R.♦
              3 hours ago






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              The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

              – Jeremy Friesner
              58 mins ago














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            A "Jack of all trades" can be relied on to do many different things. Most Americans will automatically fill in "but master of none", meaning that he does not do an excellent job in any of those things.



            In basketball and other sports, a "role player" can be relied on to do his job consistently well, but not at the level of a "star" or "superstar".



            "Solid", "steady", and "reliable" are adjectives. If used without other adjectives, the implication is that the person or thing's reliability is its most important feature. Most things that are perfect for a particular task have other adjectives that are more likely to be used if they are applicable.






            share|improve this answer















            A "Jack of all trades" can be relied on to do many different things. Most Americans will automatically fill in "but master of none", meaning that he does not do an excellent job in any of those things.



            In basketball and other sports, a "role player" can be relied on to do his job consistently well, but not at the level of a "star" or "superstar".



            "Solid", "steady", and "reliable" are adjectives. If used without other adjectives, the implication is that the person or thing's reliability is its most important feature. Most things that are perfect for a particular task have other adjectives that are more likely to be used if they are applicable.







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            • However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

              – repomonster
              4 hours ago











            • @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

              – J.R.♦
              3 hours ago






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              The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

              – Jeremy Friesner
              58 mins ago



















            • However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

              – repomonster
              4 hours ago











            • @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

              – J.R.♦
              3 hours ago






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              The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

              – Jeremy Friesner
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            However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

            – repomonster
            4 hours ago





            However, that only works if you are referring to a person.

            – repomonster
            4 hours ago













            @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

            – J.R.♦
            3 hours ago





            @repomonster - True. Sometimes "Swiss army knife" can be used metaphorically for things.

            – J.R.♦
            3 hours ago




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            The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

            – Jeremy Friesner
            58 mins ago





            The word "workmanlike" also comes to mind (per Merriam-Webster: "competent and skillful but not outstanding or original")

            – Jeremy Friesner
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            I think the word could be "trustworthy", always reliable but doesn't matter on being the best or not.






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            • I think trusty might be a better suggestion than trustworthy.

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            • I think trusty might be a better suggestion than trustworthy.

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            I think trusty might be a better suggestion than trustworthy.

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            Loups sur une enluminure du Bestiaire d'Aberdeen Le loup est l'animal le plus emblématique de l'histoire de l'Eurasie, il était à l'honneur durant l'Antiquité chez la totalité des anciens peuples européens [ 1 ] . Sommaire 1 Le loup dans la mythologie 2 Les loups dans le folklore 2.1 L'évolution des mentalités 2.2 Le loup dans la psychanalyse 3 Le loup dans les œuvres culturelles 3.1 Le loup dans la littérature 3.1.1 Fables 3.1.2 Poésie 3.1.3 Romans 3.1.4 Littérature jeunesse 3.1.4.1 Quelques titres d'albums contemporains 3.1.5 Bande dessinée 3.2 Le loup à l'écran 3.2.1 Le cinéma et la télévision 3.2.2 Documentaires 3.2.3 Dessins animés 3.2.4 Jeux vidéo 3.3 Le loup en peinture et en sculpture 3.4 Le loup dans les œuvres musicales 4 Le loup et les noms propres 5 Bibliographie 6 Notes et références 7 Voir aussi 7.1 Articles connexes
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            How to solve the problem of ntp “Unable to contact time server” from KDE?

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            1 0 I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please! It doesn't seem to be a network problem: $ ping pool.ntp.org 64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running: $ ps -C ntpd PID TTY TIME CMD i.e. there's no ntpd process running. $ rpm -qa | grep ntp yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586 Further information from the comments: $ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found networking kde opensuse ntp ntpd sh
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            ASUS Zenbook UX433/UX333 — Configure Touchpad-embedded numpad on Linux

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            0 1 I have an ASUS Zenbook UX433,on which ASUS decided to innovate by embedding a Numpad inside the touchpad (see picture 1). Toggling between classic touchpad mode and numpad (also turns the touchpad LEDs on) can be done through the golden button in the top-right corner of the touchpad. However, on my Manjaro arch Linux config, this behavior does not work by default and I can only use the touchpad, no numpad. Has anyone been able to configure the numpad to work on Linux, or have any idea how this could be achieved? EDIT1: I have had a look at the official Windows drivers for the UX433FA TouchPad, but was not able to make anything of it. I tried installing them on Linux using tools like NDISWrapper, but they do not detect the TouchPad/Numpad hardware, and my understanding of drivers is too limited.
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