uses

Noun

• the act of using
• what something is used for
• a particular service
  • "patrons have their uses"
• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
• North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
• plural of use
• 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.

Verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
• take or consume (regularly or habitually)
  • "She uses drugs rarely"
• use up, consume fully
• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
  • "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"
• avail oneself to
• habitually do something (use only in the past tense)
• third-person singular simple present indicative of use

Synonyms

America, apply, consumption, economic consumption, employ, employment, enjoyment, exercise, expend, function, habit, habituate, manipulation, practice, purpose, role, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, usage, usance, use, use of goods and services, utilisation, utilise, utilization, utilize