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General dictionaries General (28 matching dictionaries)
  1. use: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
  2. use: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
  3. use: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
  4. use: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
  5. Use: Wiktionary [home, info]
  6. use: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
  7. use: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
  8. use: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
  9. USE: Dictionary.com [home, info]
  10. use (n.), use (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
  11. use: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
  12. use: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
  13. use: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
  14. U.S.E, U.S.E. (United State of Electronica), U.S.E. (album), USE, Use (law), Use (legal): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
  15. use: Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs [home, info]
  16. Use: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
  17. use: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
  18. use: Rhymezone [home, info]
  19. Use: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
  20. use: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
  21. use: All About Homonyms [home, info]
  22. use: Free Dictionary [home, info]
  23. use: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
  24. use: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
  25. use: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
  26. use: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
  27. Use: UVic Writer's Guide [home, info]
  28. use: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]

Art dictionaries Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. USE: Shakespeare Glossary [home, info]
  2. use: The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) [home, info]
  3. USE: ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science [home, info]

Business dictionaries Business (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. use: Webster's New World Law Dictionary [home, info]
  2. use: Law.com Dictionary [home, info]
  3. Use: THE 'LECTRIC LAW LIBRARY'S REFERENCE ROOM [home, info]
  4. use: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
  5. USE: Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition [home, info]
  6. use: Legal dictionary [home, info]
  7. use: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]

Computing dictionaries Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. USE: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
  2. use: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine dictionaries Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. use: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
  2. USE, use: online medical dictionary [home, info]
  3. use: Medical dictionary [home, info]

Miscellaneous dictionaries Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. USE: Acronym Finder [home, info]
  2. USE: Three Letter Words with definitions [home, info]
  3. USE: AbbreviationZ [home, info]
  4. use: Idioms [home, info]

Science dictionaries Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. use: LITTLE EXPLORERS(TM) Picture Dictionary [home, info]
  2. Use: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
  3. use: Archaeology Wordsmith [home, info]

Tech dictionaries Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. USE: Lake and Water Word Glossary [home, info]

Quick definitions (use)

noun:  the act of using ("He warned against the use of narcotic drugs")
noun:  a particular service ("He put his knowledge to good use")
noun:  (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property ("We were given the use of his boat")
noun:  exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
noun:  a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition ("Long use had hardened him to it")
noun:  what something is used for ("Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?")
noun:  (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
verb:  habitually do something (use only in the past tense) ("She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally")
verb:  seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage ("She uses her influential friends to get jobs")
verb:  use up, consume fully
verb:  put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose ("Use your head!")
verb:  take or consume (regularly or habitually) ("She uses drugs rarely")
verb:  avail oneself to ("Use care when going down the stairs")

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Phrases that include use:   ill use, use of goods and services, sarum use, mixed use, out of use, more...

Words similar to use:   apply, employ, function, purpose, utilize, avail, consumption, employment, enjoyment, exercise, expend, habit, manipulation, practice, role, usage, usance, used, using, utilisation, more...


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