use
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of using
he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- practice hyponym
- play hyponym
- misuse hyponym
- exploitation hyponym
- recycling hyponym
- application hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
use your head!
Types & categories
- dedicate hyponym
- play hyponym
- play hyponym
- pull out all the stops hyponym
- put hyponym
- ply hyponym
- address hyponym
- waste hyponym
- misuse hyponym
- avail hyponym
- overuse hyponym
- cannibalize hyponym
- reprocess hyponym
- exploit hyponym
- exploit hyponym
- strain hyponym
- exercise hyponym
- enjoy hyponym
- take hyponym
- share hyponym
- put to work hyponym
- implement hyponym
- resort hyponym
Related & opposite
- go for causes
- use derivation
- application derivation
- usefulness derivation
- user derivation
- utilizer derivation
- available derivation
- applicative derivation
- useable derivation
- usable derivation
- utilizable derivation
- practice verb group
Sense 3 noun
what something is used for
the function of an auger is to bore holes
Types & categories
- usefulness hypernym
- raison d'etre hyponym
Related & opposite
- functional attribute
- nonfunctional attribute
- serve derivation
Sense 4 verb
take or consume (regularly or habitually)
She uses drugs rarely
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a particular service
he put his knowledge to good use
Types & categories
- usefulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- practice derivation
Sense 6 verb
use up, consume fully
The legislature expended its time on school questions
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wipe out also see
- using up derivation
- economic consumption derivation
- wipe out entails
Sense 7 noun
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
the consumption of energy has increased steadily
Types & categories
- demand hypernym
- conspicuous consumption hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
She uses her influential friends to get jobs
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- manipulation derivation
- victimisation derivation
- exploiter derivation
Sense 9 noun
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
owls have nocturnal habits
Types & categories
- custom hypernym
- ritual hyponym
- second nature hyponym
- cleanliness hyponym
Related & opposite
- habituate derivation
- habitual derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 10 verb
avail oneself to
apply a principle
Types & categories
- follow hyponym
Related & opposite
- practice derivation
- custom derivation
- practice derivation
- application derivation
- use derivation
- applicable derivation
- use verb group
Sense 11 noun
exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
his manipulation of his friends was scandalous
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- keep in line derivation
- manipulate derivation
- use derivation
Sense 12 verb
habitually do something (use only in the past tense)
She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
Types & categories
- act hypernym
Related & opposite
- custom derivation
Sense 13 noun
(law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
we were given the use of his boat
Types & categories
- legal right hypernym
- fair use hyponym
- fruition hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | habituate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exercise |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | practice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | misuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recycling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | application |
| 2 | causes | Related & opposite | go for |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | usefulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | user |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | utilizer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | available |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicative |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | useable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | usable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | utilizable |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | practice |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dedicate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | play |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull out all the stops |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | put |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ply |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | waste |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | misuse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | avail |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overuse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cannibalize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reprocess |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strain |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | enjoy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | take |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | share |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | put to work |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | implement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | resort |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | functional |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | nonfunctional |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | serve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | usefulness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | raison d'etre |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | habit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | habit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | drug user |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ingest |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | tope |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | board |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | usefulness |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | wipe out |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | using up |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | economic consumption |
| 6 | entails | Related & opposite | wipe out |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | abuse |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | abuse |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | spare |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | take |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | waste |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | expend |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | economics |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | conspicuous consumption |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | victimisation |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | exploiter |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | trespass |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | habituate |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | habitual |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | custom |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | ritual |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | second nature |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleanliness |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | custom |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | practice |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | application |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | applicable |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | use |
| 10 | hyponym | Types & categories | follow |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | keep in line |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | manipulate |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | mind game |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | custom |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | act |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | enjoy |
| 13 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal right |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | fair use |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | fruition |