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the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose<the use of boom boxes was strictly prohibited in the park>Synonymsapplication, employment, exercise, operation, play, usageRelated Wordsexertion; reuseNear Antonymsdisuse
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the capacity for being useful for some purpose<the broken grill wasnʼt going to be of much use in cooking the hamburgers>Synonymsaccount, avail, service, serviceability, serviceableness, usefulness, utilityRelated Wordsadvantage, benefit, gain; aid, assistance, help; applicability, appropriateness, fitness, relevance; profit, value, worthNear Antonymsinapplicability, inappropriatenessAntonymsuselessness, worthlessness
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positive regard for something<I have no use for slackers>— see liking
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