Scrabble & Words with friends points
- uses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
- uses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
- uses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5
Definition of uses
- exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage (noun)
Synonyms
- manipulation
- use up, consume fully (verb)
Synonyms
- expend
- avail oneself to (verb)
Examples
- use care when going down the stairs
- use your common sense
Synonyms
- apply
- practice
- (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing (noun)
Synonyms
- consumption
- economic consumption
- usance
- use of goods and services
- the act of using (noun)
Examples
- he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
Synonyms
- employment
- exercise
- usage
- utilisation
- utilization
- take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb)
Examples
- She uses drugs rarely
Synonyms
- habituate
- what something is used for (noun)
Examples
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Synonyms
- function
- purpose
- role
- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition (noun)
Examples
- long use had hardened him to it
Synonyms
- habit
- (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property (noun)
Examples
- we were given the use of his boat
Synonyms
- enjoyment
- put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (verb)
Examples
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
Synonyms
- apply
- employ
- utilise
- utilize
- a particular service (noun)
Examples
- he put his knowledge to good use
- patrons have their uses
- habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense) (verb)
Examples
- She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally
- I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall
- They used to vacation in the Bahamas
- she used to be his best friend and now they are enemies
- seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage (verb)
Examples
- She uses her influential friends to get jobs
- The president's wife used her good connections
See definition of uses in Merriam Webster