Use definition

Use as a noun

1. the act of using

   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"

   Same sense: exercise, employment, usage, utilization, utilisation

2. what something is used for

   "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

   Same sense: role, purpose, function

3. a particular service

   "he put his knowledge to good use"

4. (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

   Same sense: consumption, economic consumption, usance

5. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

   "long use had hardened him to it"

   Same sense: habit

6. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

   Same sense: manipulation

7. (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

   "we were given the use of his boat"

   Same sense: enjoyment

Use as a verb

8. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

   "use your head!"

   Same sense: apply, employ, utilize, utilise

9. take or consume (regularly or habitually)

   "She uses drugs rarely"

   Same sense: habituate

10. seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

    "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"

11. avail oneself to

    "use care when going down the stairs"

    Same sense: practice, apply

12. habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

    "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"

13. use up (resources or materials)

    Same sense: use up, run through, eat, eat up, wipe out, consume, exhaust, expend

Synonyms and antonyms

• exercise
• employment
• usage
• utilization
• utilisation
• role definition
• purpose
• function
• consumption
• economic consumption
• usance
• habit
• manipulation
• enjoyment
• apply
• employ
• utilize
• utilise
• habituate
• practice
• use up
• run through
• eat definition
• eat up

All synonyms of use, sense by sense

How to say use

Use has 1 syllable and rhymes with produce. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with use

• produce
• reduce
• abuse
• excuse
• loose
• introduce
• juice
• goose
• reproduce
• moose
• induce
• truce

All 36 words that rhyme with use

USE in word games

Scrabble

3

Words With Friends

4

Anagrams

1

Is USE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check USE in the word checker, or unscramble USE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.