uses

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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application; employment n.
work with; consume v.

NOUN

application; employment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adoption benefit handling help need operation practice purpose service treatment usage value

STRONG

account advantage appliance applicability appropriateness avail call capitalization cause convenience custom end exercise exercising exertion fitness good habit helpfulness mileage mobilization necessity object occasion point profit reason relevance serviceability usability usefulness utility way wont worth

WEAK

wear and tear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage harm hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

inappropriateness loss unsuitability uselessness

VERB

work with; consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accept adopt apply control employ exploit handle manage manipulate operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

bestow capitalize exercise exert exhaust expend govern ply regulate relate waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of make use play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through set in motion take advantage of turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

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uses

She uses a tongue-out emoji to show off her personality to employers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Although he’s only 5 feet 9 and 180 pounds, the senior cornerback uses speed and athleticism to make up for his lack of size.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

But the optimism around the industry comes as some experts have voiced doubts over demand for robots for uses outside industrial and commercial settings.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Researchers in Japan have now developed a method that uses silver nanoparticles to cut and reconnect DNA at targeted sites.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

A blue-furred aboatia tosses an orange to Lala, who catches it without looking and uses the knife on her belt to peel it.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer