usesynonyms, sorted by meaning

What the Word

Synonym

use

employ

utilize (formal) employ (formal) apply (method) exercise (right)

consume

use up (phrasal) consume (quantity) expend (resources) spend (time)

benefit

benefit from (take advantage) profit by (gain) exploit (selfish)

habit

be accustomed to (past) used to (past) wont (literary)

purpose

utility (usefulness) purpose (end) point (informal)

users

user (person) consumer (buyer) end user (final) operator (machine)

employer

employer (labour) utilization (rate) usage (habit) usefulness (quality)

Thesaurus

use

Actions

employ utilize apply operate wield handle wield (tool) exert consume expend exploit leverage

Users

user consumer end user operator utilizer client customer practitioner

Usability

usable useful useless usage usefulness utility functionality applicability practicality

Reuse and Disuse

reuse misuse abuse disuse overuse underuse disused obsolete worn

Phrases

use up put to use make use of of use in use no use have use for used to

Related States

used (secondhand) unused in use spent exhausted worn out consumed

What the word

to employ something for a specific purpose

use

apply (put to use)

employ (formal)

utilize (formal)

exercise (as in rights)

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Chapter 3

The storm had passed around six. Claire opened the kitchen window and stood there, one hand on the still-cold glass.

A smell rose from the garden, one she had known since childhood: the smell of earth after rain. There was a word for it, she was sure of it:

What the Word

the smell of the earth after rain

petrichor

geosmin (chemical compound)

earthiness (general term)

after-rain scent (descriptive)

mud smell (literal)

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