uses

noun

Meaning

The act of using.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
(followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
To utilize or employ.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
(except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
To behave, act, comport oneself.
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.

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