Scrabble Dictionary
Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.
Word Games
| Scrabble US | (6 Points) | |
| Scrabble UK | (6 Points) | |
| Words With Friends | (9 Points) |
Use
- take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ
"she used her key to open the front door"
utilize make use of avail oneself of employ work operate wield ply apply manoeuvre manipulate put to use put into service find a use for resort to exercise employ apply exert bring into play practise implement draw on- treat (someone) in a particular way
"use your troops well and they will not let you down"
- exploit (a person or situation) for one's own advantage
"I couldn't help feeling that she was using me"
- apply (a name or title) to oneself
"she still used her maiden name professionally"
- take (an illegal drug)
"they were using heroin daily"
- take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply
"we have used all the available funds"
- describing an action or situation that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past
"this road used to be a dirt track"
- used with negative and in questions to describe an action or state of affairs that was done repeatedly or existed for a period in the past
"I didn't use to sleep much in those days"
- be or become familiar with (someone or something) through experience
"she was used to getting what she wanted"
- one would like or benefit from
"I could use another cup of coffee"