All use synonyms
use
U u noun use
- outturn β a quantity produced; output.
- modus β (legal, obsolete) The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance.
- wellbeing β a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
- intendment β Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
- winnings β Plural form of winning.
- mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- worth β good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
- appliance β 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.
- meaningfulness β full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- devoir β duty; obligation
- desideratum β something lacked and wanted
- importunity β the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
- exploitation β The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
- implementation β the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
- ought β a cipher (0); zero.
- application β An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- opportuneness β The state or condition of being opportune.
- custom β 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.
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
verb use
- disburse β to pay out (money), especially for expenses; expend.
- exercise β training, homework
- cough up β If you cough up an amount of money, you pay or spend that amount, usually when you would prefer not to.
- ante up β If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- exploit β Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- harness β the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- enjoy β Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
- handle β a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- give voice to β If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud.
- ink β a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- familiarise β to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
- make it big β If you make it big, you become successful or famous.
- inked β (slang) Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- chitchatting β light conversation; casual talk; gossip.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- let in β to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- look to β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- fall back on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- make a killing β If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- cast away β to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- impose on β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- exert β Apply or bring to bear (a force, influence, or quality).
- have it in for β Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hold down β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- advantaged β A person or place that is advantaged is in a better social or financial position than other people or places.