Definitions for USE

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USE use

Spelling: [verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos]

IPA: /verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus/

Use is a 3 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 10 anagrams from letters in USE (esu).

Definitions for USE

noun

1. the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
2. the state of being employed or used.
3. an instance or way of employing or using something:
4. a way of being employed or used; a purpose for which something is used:
5. the power, right, or privilege of employing or using something:
6. service or advantage in or for being employed or used; utility or usefulness:
7. help; profit; resulting good:
8. occasion or need, as for something to be employed or used:
9. continued, habitual, or customary employment or practice; custom:
10. Law. the enjoyment of property, as by the employment, occupation, or exercise of it. the benefit or profit of lands and tenements in the possession of another who simply holds them for the beneficiary. the equitable ownership of land to which the legal title is in another's name.
11. Liturgy. the distinctive form of ritual or of any liturgical observance used in a particular church, diocese, community, etc.
12. usual or customary experience.

Idioms

1. have no use for, to have no occasion or need for: to refuse to tolerate; discount: to have a distaste for; dislike:
2. make use of, to use for one's own purposes; employ:
3. of no use, of no advantage or help: Also, no use.
4. put to use, to apply; employ to advantage:

Verb phrases

1. use up, to consume entirely. to exhaust of vigor or usefulness; finish:

verb (used with object)

1. to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of:
2. to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes:
3. to expend or consume in use:
4. to treat or behave toward:
5. to take unfair advantage of; exploit:
6. to drink, smoke, or ingest habitually:
7. to habituate or accustom.
8. Archaic. to practice habitually or customarily; make a practice of.

verb (used without object)

1. to be accustomed or customarily found (used with an infinitive expressed or understood, and, except in archaic use, now only in the past):
2. Archaic. to resort, stay, or dwell customarily.

Origin of USE

1175-1225; (v.) Middle English usen Old French user Latin ūsus, past participle of ūtī to use; (noun) Middle English Old French Latin ūsus act of using a thing, application, employment, equiv

Examples for USE

However, he was regularly engaged, and it was of no use for me to say anything against him.

That seemed short enough—but after studying it, I says, What's the use of saying 'eat'?

The use of slurs from both characters makes it clear just how “new” the idea of an openly gay son is even in this time.

We'll use a part of them ourselves, and what we can't use I will give away.

There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.

And in order for them to realize their vision, they are willing to use any means.

Mrs. Davis saw that there was no use in pursuing the subject, and it dropped.

In Israel, however, a new law took effect January 1st that banned the use of underweight models.

In the meantime, Epstein has tried to use his charitable projects to float him back to the top.

What is the use of a beautiful face, if one must be shut up in her own apartment for ever?