Word Finder - use

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The act of using.

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The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations.

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The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.

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(followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.

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What's the use of a law that nobody follows?

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A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

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This tool has many uses.

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Occasion or need to employ; necessity.

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I have no further use for these textbooks.

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Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.

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Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.

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Common occurrence; ordinary experience.

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The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.

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the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.

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(forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.

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To utilize or employ.

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To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)

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soldiers who are used to hardships and danger

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(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)

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I used to get things done.

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To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.

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to use an animal cruelly

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To behave, act, comport oneself.

I figured you could use the rest.

I could use the help.

I guess he's going to use it in his business.

Think of all the machines you use to do your job.

We sure could use you.

It was ridiculous to live in a 3-bedroom apartment and only use two bedrooms.

How does he use it?

Then come in and use the phone if you want.

He looked angry enough to use it on her.

What's the use of talking about me?

Miss Sullivan and I kept up a game of guessing which taught me more about the use of language than any set lessons could have done.

One can at least be of use on the staff...

It was a unique chance to show his devotion to the Emperor and he had not made use of it....

You don't have to use it; just have it ready.

Around the world, more than a billion mobile devices that both take and send photographs are currently in use, spread even to the poorest parts of the globe.

Of what use this measuring of me if she does not measure my character, but only the breadth of my shoulders, as it were a peg to bang the coat on?

Instead, she decided to use that extra hour to take a relaxing bath.

If I could use your phone, Mrs. Giddon, I'll see if I can find someone to come get me.

Of what use would they and their drumsticks be?

Alex instantly provided a little white bag and she made use of it.

Your excellency, I should like to be of use here.

It's no use your going to the commander-in-chief.

Be kind, and use your wits.

Her attention focused on finding something to use as a crutch.

We can use that.

Don't use my name!

At last James Hogg said, "It's of no use; all we can do is to go home and tell the master that we have lost his whole flock."

But our neighbor, Johnson, is sending the nag to Exeter for the use of a lady who is to ride back with me.

About this time I found out the use of a key.

As I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

There lay his old clothes curled up by use, as if they were himself, upon his raised plank bed.

Jonathan found a stick larger on one end than the other to use for a bat.

We could use your help on how we remain anonymous.

I can use the peace.

I wanted you to use it.

It is true that I was familiar with all literary braille in common use in this country--English, American, and New York Point; but the various signs and symbols in geometry and algebra in the three systems are very different, and I had used only the English braille in my algebra.

I use the Hammond typewriter.

I use playing cards marked in the upper right-hand corner with braille symbols which indicate the value of the card.

But until death came she had to go on living, that is, to use her vital forces.

The layout makes the best use of direct and indirect lighting for a warm, inviting dining experience.

We're already late getting started on account of him and the saddle bum will probably use up another half-hour of daylight eating our food.

You could pretend to use the toilet and see if he's all right.

Are you able to maximize the use of this ability?

The article listed past instances of use, admitting on rare occasions the psychic proved helpful to police investigations.

But I could use that drink.

Would she be able to use it?

Napier may thus have been the first to use the expression "quantity less than nothing."

Certainly some of the medical practices of the ancient world, such as bloodletting and the use of leeches, seem to us at least misguided and at worst, barbaric.

I SHALL USE COMPLETE SENTENCES IN TALKING TO HER, and fill out the meaning with gestures and her descriptive signs when necessity requires it; but I shall not try to keep her mind fixed on any one thing.

How can he remember well his ignorance--which his growth requires--who has so often to use his knowledge?