We found 16 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word uses:
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 General (9 matching dictionaries)
- uses: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Uses: Wiktionary [home, info]
- USES: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- USES, u.s.e.s: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- USES: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- USES: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms [home, info]
- Uses: 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
- Uses: Celtic Dictionary [home, info]
- uses: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (1 matching dictionary)
- uses: Legal dictionary [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- uses: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
- uses: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
- USES: Acronym Finder [home, info]
- USES: AbbreviationZ [home, info]
- uses: Idioms [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- Uses: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
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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")
▸ Also see use
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