Definition of use

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Use (v. i.) To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between use to, and used to..

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Countinghouse :: Countinghouse (v.) Alt. of Countingroo.
Strewment :: Strewing (n.) Anything that is, or may be, strewed; -- used chiefly in the plural..
Corody :: Corody (n.) An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it..
Rocket :: Rocket (n.) An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and also for pyrotechnic display..
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat..
Propagate :: Propagate (v. t.) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light..
Adulterant :: Adulterant (n.) That which is used to adulterate anything.
Translate :: Translate (v. t.) To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance.
Commit :: Commit (v. t.) To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course..
#NAME? :: -ness () A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or state; as, goodness, greatness..
Drawknife :: Drawknife (n.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood..
Hyponastic :: Hyponastic (a.) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf. Epinastic.
Lactary :: Lactary (n.) a dairyhouse.
Pruner :: Pruner (n.) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to fall, especially the American oak pruner (Asemum moestum), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches, and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a pupa..
Beneficial :: Beneficial (a.) Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end; -- followed by to.
Befuddle :: Befuddle (v. t.) To becloud and confuse, as with liquor..
Mollebart :: Mollebart (n.) An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man..
Squirehood :: Squireen (n.) One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.
Whoreson :: Whoreson (n.) A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used adjectively..
Mangonel :: Mangonel (n.) A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
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