Synonyms

apply employ utilize utilise

Examples

: "use your head!" "I can't make use of this tool" "Apply a magnetic field here" "This thinking was applied to many projects"

Used in print

`` This year , coach Royal told me if I 'd work_on my place-kicking he thought he could use me '' , said Moritz .

With Mickey_Mantle and Yogi_Berra both out_of_action due_to injuries , the American_League champs still mounted a 15 - hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game .

With a lefthander going for Pittsburgh , I may use Don_Taussig in center '' .

The official military establishment can only threaten to use its nuclear arms ; it cannot bring them into actual play .

In the line of operatic trades to cushion the budget , the Dallas_Civic_Opera will use San_Francisco 's new Leni_Bauer-Ecsy production of `` Lucia_di_Lammermoor '' this season , returning the favor next season when San_Francisco uses the Dallas `` Don_Giovanni '' , designed by Franco_Zeffirelli .

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put give take share enjoy exert implement waste exploit fall_back strain exploit avail work misapply misapply address recycle pull_out_all_the_stops cannibalize overuse ply play play practice utility user apply

Synonyms

usage exercise utilization employment utilisation

Examples

"he warned against the use of narcotic drugs" "skilled in the utilization of computers"

Used in print

From the wealth of material and the wide variety of different electronic techniques perfected in the past few years we have selected a_few examples which appear to be headed for use in the immediate future and which offer completely new tools in medical research .

A completely new insight into living cells and their structure will be possible by use of a new technique which replaces visible_light with ultraviolet_radiation and combines a microscope with a color - TV_system to view the results .

Battery life limited the use of this `` pill '' to about 8 to 30 hours maximum .

All the additives listed here are sanctioned for use by the Food_and_Drug_Administration of the federal_government .

All comments concerning effectiveness and use of drugs have been carefully reviewed by a veterinary medical officer with FDA .

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activity application exploitation practice misuse play recycling practice

Examples

"he put his knowledge to good use" "patrons have their uses"

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`` In_addition_to the usual tools , I make constant use of cleansing tissue , not_only to wipe my brushes , but to mop_up certain areas , to soften edges , and to open_up lights in dark washes .

But if the Trial did not expose the special Nazi mania so deadly to Jews as_well_as to anyone upon whom it happened to light , neither did it warn very effectively against the ordinary anti-Semitism of which the Nazis made such effective use in Germany and wherever else they could find it .

This brings us squarely to the problem of power , and the uses a nation makes of power .

But what a super Herculean task it is to winnow anything of value from the mud_beplastered arguments used so freely , particularly since such common use is made of cliches and stereotypes , in themselves declarations of intellectual bankruptcy .

Few states make effective use of their existing vocational education programs or funds for the purpose of attracting new industry .

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utility practice

Synonyms

purpose function role

Examples

"the function of an auger is to bore holes" "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

Used in print

The following amounts of water are needed per day for livestock and domestic uses .

An Ohio soldier who , from a comrade just returned from leave , received an unfavorable comment on the conduct of his sister , took pen in hand and delivered himself thus : `` [ Dear Sis ] Alf sed he heard that you and hardy was a runing together all_the_time and he though he wod gust quit having any thing mor to doo with you for he thought it was no_more yuse .

All artistic and mythological representations , therefore , are `` imitations of imitations '' and are completely superseded by the truth value of `` dialectic '' , the proper use of the inquiring intellect .

In_view_of the increasing shortage of usable surface and ground_water in many parts of the Nation and the importance of finding new sources of supply to meet its present and future water needs , it is the policy of the Congress to provide_for the development of practicable low-cost means for the large-scale production of water of a quality suitable for municipal , industrial , agricultural , and other beneficial consumptive uses from saline water , and for studies and research related thereto .

All research within the United_States contracted for , sponsored , cosponsored , or authorized under authority of_this Act , shall be provided for in such manner that all information , uses , products , processes , patents , and other developments resulting from such research developed by Government expenditure will ( with such exceptions and limitations , if any , as the Secretary may find to be necessary in the interest of national defense ) be available to the general public .

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utility raison_d'etre serve functional nonfunctional

Synonyms

economic_consumption usance use_of_goods_and_services consumption

Examples

"the consumption of energy has increased steadily"

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Pond water can be filtered for human use , but most part-time farmers would not want to go to so_much trouble .

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demand conspicuous_consumption economics

Synonyms

habit wont

Examples

"she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair" "long use had hardened him to it"

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This exception may be connected with Hoijer 's use of a much higher percentage of verbs :

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custom cleanliness second_nature uncleanliness ritual

Synonyms

enjoyment

Examples

"we were given the use of his boat"

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legal_right fair_use fruition law

Synonyms

habituate

Examples

"She uses drugs rarely"

Used in print

Any alteration of one of these factors is distortion , although we generally use that word only for effects so pronounced that they can be stated quantitatively on the basis of standard tests .

In Chicago , some time ago , Mr._H. , age 27 , a diabetic since he was six , stopped using insulin because he had bought a `` magic spike '' - a glass tube about the size of a pencil filled with barium chloride worth a small fraction of a cent - sold by the Vrilium_Company of Chicago for $ 306 as a cure-all .

The place smelt of some kind of hair lotion these pimp like characters use .

His mind turned the globe swiftly for him , and he visualized Africa , which used Swahili south of the Sahara_Sea .

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consume drink board habit drug_user

Synonyms

expend

Examples

The legislature expended its time on school questions."

Used in print

A part-time farmer and his family can use their spare_time profitably .

If you have a year-round , full-time job you can n't expect to grow much more than your family uses - unless other members of the family do a good_deal of the work or you hire help .

Do not include all your spare_time or all your family 's spare_time - only what you are willing to use for farm work .

If only state funds were used to pay for the vocational education , it could be argued that the state should not have_to bear the cost of vocational training which would benefit employers in other states .

However , if Federal funds are used , it would be entirely appropriate to train workers for jobs which could be obtained elsewhere as_well_as for jobs in the area of chronic unemployment .

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take waste spend pervert spare consume spend consumption consume

Examples

"She uses her influential friends to get jobs" "The president's wife used her good connections"

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exploit trespass manipulation

Examples

"You can't use people to achieve your own evil plans!"

Used in print

It comes_to you that probably he did feel that way to let you use him like you did when you could n't have Gratt_Shafer ; that he must have since he was there like the radio for you to turn_on or snap off when you got tired_of him , that other guy .

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act treat trespass custom

Synonyms

manipulation

Examples

"his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

Used in print

The red_cells were used within 2 days after donation and were washed with large amounts of saline before use .

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influence mind_game

Synonyms

practice apply

Examples

"apply a principle" "practice a religion" "use care when going down the stairs" "use your common sense" "practice non-violent resistance"

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effect follow practice practice

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"

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act