The Word is:”use”
use
verb
verb: use; 3rd person present: uses; past tense: used; past participle: used; gerund or present participle: using
/juːz/
1. take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.
“she used her key to open the front door”
synonyms: utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, employ, work, operate, wield, ply, apply,
synonyms: utilize, make use of, avail oneself of, employ, work, operate, wield, ply, apply,
manoeuvre,
manipulate, put to use, put into service, find a use for, resort to
“she used her key to open the front door”
manipulate, put to use, put into service, find a use for, resort to
“she used her key to open the front door”
- exercise, employ, apply, exert, bring into play, practise, implement, draw on
“the court will use its discretion in making an order”
- treat (someone) in a particular way.
“use your troops well and they will not let you down”
synonyms: manage, handle, treat, behave towards, act towards, conduct oneself towards, deal
with
“use your troops well and they will not let you down”
“use your troops well and they will not let you down”
2. take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply.
“we have used all the available funds”
take (an illegal drug).
3. describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past.
“this road used to be a dirt track”
4. be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience.
“she was used to getting what she wanted”
5. informal
one would like or benefit from.
“I could use another cup of coffee”
“I could use another cup of coffee”
noun
noun: use
juːs/
1. the action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.
“hyper-modern trains are now in use”
synonyms: utilization, application, usage, employment, operation, manipulation, manoeuvring
synonyms: utilization, application, usage, employment, operation, manipulation, manoeuvring
“they renounced the use of such weapons”
- exploitation, manipulation;
abuse, misuse, mistreatment, maltreatment
“his use of other people for his own ends”
- the ability or power to exercise or manipulate one’s mind or body.
“the horse lost the use of his hind legs”
2. the value or advantage of something.
“it was no use trying to persuade her”
synonyms: usefulness, advantage, benefit, service, utility, help, good, gain, avail, profit, value,
synonyms: usefulness, advantage, benefit, service, utility, help, good, gain, avail, profit, value,
worth, point, object, motive, aim, goal, purpose, sense, reason
“what is the use of that?”
“what is the use of that?”
3. the habitual consumption of a drug.
4.the characteristic ritual and liturgy of a Christian Church or diocese.
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