All usage synonyms

noun usage

• modus — (legal, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
• lexicon — a wordbook or dictionary, especially of Greek, Latin, or Hebrew.
• appliance — An appliance is a device or machine in your home that you use to do a job such as cleaning or cooking. Appliances are often electrical.
• mobilisation — The act of mobilising.
• application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
• convention — A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
• doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
• fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
• wordage — words collectively.
• ceremony — A ceremony is a formal event such as a wedding.
• implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
• jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
• assuetude — the state of being familiar with or used to something
• custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
• convenance — suitable behaviour; propriety
• culti — a cult.
• wordbook — a book of words, usually with definitions, explanations, etc.; a dictionary.
• by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
• mobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
• hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
• fashionableness — The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.
• form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
• diction — Someone's diction is how clearly they speak or sing.
• method — a procedure, technique, or way of doing something, especially in accordance with a definite plan: There are three possible methods of repairing this motor.
• cultism — The system or practice of a cult.
• good graces — If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you.
• localism — a word, phrase, pronunciation, or manner of speaking that is peculiar to one locality.
• etiquette — The customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
• way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
• latests — most recent; current: latest fashions.
• correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour
• formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
• knowhow — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
• hangup — Alternative spelling of hang-up.
• courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
• bandwagon — You can refer to an activity or movement that has suddenly become fashionable or popular as a bandwagon.
• decorum — Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable.
• generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
• conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
• impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
• make-up — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
• cultus — a cult, esp. a religious cult
• idiom — an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
• wordlist — A written collection of all words derived from a particular source, or sharing some other characteristic.
• handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
• habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
• generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
• methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
• folkway — A custom or belief common to members of a society or culture.
• inti — A former basic monetary unit of Peru, equal to 100 centimos.