DICTOMETER

VALERSE (Spanish for "use")

(use, bruke)

1. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Usage
   • Utilization
   • Utilisation
   • Employment
   • Exercise
   Definitions:
   • the act of using
   Examples:
   • He warned against the use of narcotic drugs
   • Skilled in the utilization of computers
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Function
   • Purpose
   • Role
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • what something is used for
   Examples:
   • The function of an auger is to bore holes
   • Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • a particular service
   Examples:
   • He put his knowledge to good use
   • Patrons have their uses
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Consumption
   • Economic consumption
   • Usance
   • Use
   • Use of goods and services
   Definitions:
   • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
   Examples:
   • The consumption of energy has increased steadily
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Habit
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation
   • may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
   Examples:
   • Owls have nocturnal habits
   • She had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
   • Long use had hardened him to it
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Manipulation
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage
   Examples:
   • His manipulation of his friends was scandalous
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Enjoyment
   Definitions:
   • (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property
   Examples:
   • We were given the use of his boat
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Utilize
   • Utilise
   • Apply
   • Employ
   Definitions:
   • put into service
   • make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   Examples:
   • Use your head!
   • We only use Spanish at home
   • I can't use this tool
   • Apply a magnetic field here
   • This thinking was applied to many projects
   • How do you utilize this tool?
   • I apply this rule to get good results
   • Use the plastic bags to store the food
   • He doesn't know how to use a computer
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Habituate
   Definitions:
   • take or consume (regularly or habitually)
   Examples:
   • She uses drugs rarely
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Use
   • Expend
   Definitions:
   • use up, consume fully
   Examples:
   • The legislature expended its time on school questions
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage
   Examples:
   • She uses her influential friends to get jobs
   • The president's wife used her good connections
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Practice
   • Apply
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • avail oneself to
   Examples:
   • Apply a principle
   • Practice a religion
   • Use care when going down the stairs
   • Use your common sense
   • Practice non-violent resistance
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Use
   Definitions:
   • habitually do something (use only in the past tense)
   Examples:
   • She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
   • I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall
   • They used to vacation in the Bahamas