USES

4 letters 4 Scrabble points

Definition of USES

noun

  1. The act of using.

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

  2. The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.

  3. (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.

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

Related words: employment nait note usage benefit good nait note
verb

  1. To utilize or employ.

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

    "soldiers who are used to hardships and danger"

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

    "I used to get things done."

Related words: apply employ engage utilise utilize exploit take advantage of
noun

  1. A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters U S E S
Length 4 letters
Scrabble Score 4 points

Anagrams of USES

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SUES

Words Containing "USES"

ABACUSES ABORTUSES ABSTRUSEST ABUSES ACANTHUSES ACCOUCHEUSES ACCUSES ADENOVIRUSES AFFLATUSES AGAPANTHUSES AGNUSES AILANTHUSES AIRBUSES ALEHOUSES ALMSHOUSES AMIANTUSES AMPHIOXUSES AMPLEXUSES AMUSES ANACRUSES

Words Ending with "USES"

ABACUSES ABORTUSES ABUSES ACANTHUSES ACCOUCHEUSES ACCUSES ADENOVIRUSES AFFLATUSES AGAPANTHUSES AGNUSES AILANTHUSES AIRBUSES ALEHOUSES ALMSHOUSES AMIANTUSES AMPHIOXUSES AMPLEXUSES AMUSES ANACRUSES ANGELUSES