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| NOUN | 1 | use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise | The act of using |
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| 2 | use | A particular service | |
| 3 | use, function, purpose, role | What something is used for | |
| 4 | use, consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | |
| 5 | use, habit, wont | A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition | |
| 6 | use, enjoyment | (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property | |
| 7 | use, manipulation | Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage | |
| VERB | 1 | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | Put into service |
| 2 | use, habituate | Take or consume (regularly or habitually) | |
| 3 | use | Seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage | |
| 4 | use, expend | Use up, consume fully | |
| 5 | use, practice, apply | Avail oneself to | |
| 6 | use | Habitually do something (use only in the past tense) |
| Sounds | yuw's; yuw'z |
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| Rhymes | abstruse, abuse, Bruce, and 35 more rhymes in uws at the HyperDic website... |
| abuse, accuse, amuse, and 43 more rhymes in uwz at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | The act of using. |
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| Examples | "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs" |
| Synonyms | usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise |
| Narrower | practice; play; misuse, abuse; exploitation, development; recycling; application, practical application |
| Broader | activity |
| Verbs | use; use |
| Meaning | A particular service. |
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| Examples | "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses" |
| Broader | utility, usefulness |
| Verbs | use |
| Meaning | What something is used for. |
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| Examples | "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| Synonyms | function, purpose, role |
| Attributes | functional; nonfunctional |
| Narrower | raison d'etre |
| Broader | utility, usefulness |
| Meaning | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing. |
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| Synonyms | consumption, economic consumption, usance, use of goods and services |
| Category | economics, economic science, political economy |
| Narrower | conspicuous consumption |
| Broader | demand |
| Verbs | use |
| Meaning | A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition. |
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| Examples | "long use had hardened him to it" |
| Synonyms | habit, wont |
| Narrower | ritual; second nature; cleanliness; uncleanliness |
| Broader | custom, usage, usance |
| Meaning | (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property. |
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| Examples | "we were given the use of his boat" |
| Synonyms | enjoyment |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Narrower | fair use; fruition |
| Broader | legal right |
| Meaning | Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage. |
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| Synonyms | manipulation |
| Narrower | mind game |
| Broader | influence |
| Verbs | use |
| Meaning | Put into service. Make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They use the animals |
| Examples | "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| Synonyms | utilize, utilise, apply, employ |
| Cause to | apply, hold, go for |
| Narrower | give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote; play; play; pull out all the stops; put, assign; ply; address; waste; misapply, misuse; avail; overuse, overdrive; cannibalize, cannibalise; recycle, reprocess, reuse; exploit, work; exploit, tap; strain, extend; exert, exercise; enjoy; take; share; work, put to work; implement; fall back, resort, recur |
| Similar to | practice, apply, use |
| Nouns | user; use, usage |
| Meaning | Take or consume (regularly or habitually). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She uses drugs rarely" |
| Synonyms | habituate |
| Entailed by | addict, hook |
| Narrower | drink, tope; board |
| Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have |
| Nouns | use; user |
| Meaning | Seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They use him to write the letter |
| Examples | "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" |
| Narrower | trespass, take advantage |
| Broader | exploit, work |
| Nouns | using; user; use |
| Meaning | Use up, consume fully. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Model | They use the money |
| Synonyms | expend |
| Entails | consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out |
| Entailed by | delight, enjoy, revel |
| Narrower | pervert, misuse, abuse; spare; take, occupy, use up; waste, blow, squander |
| See also | use up |
| Nouns | use |
| Meaning | Avail oneself to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense" |
| Synonyms | practice, apply |
| Narrower | follow |
| Similar to | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ |
| Nouns | usance; use |
| Meaning | Habitually do something (use only in the past tense). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Examples | "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas" |
| Broader | act, move |
| Nouns | usage |