English dictionary: words starting with u - page 214

Meanings of Usability:

noun

The degree to which something is able or fit to be used.

Usage examples:

It was important to measure the usability of each product

Meanings of Usable:

adjective

Able or fit to be used.

Usage examples:

Usable information

Meanings of Usableness:

noun

Usability.

Meanings of Usage:

noun

The action of using something or the fact of being used.

Usage examples:

A survey of water usage

Meanings of Usager:

noun

Usually with capital initial. a member of the section of the nonjurors who in 1719 accepted the communion service drawn up by jeremy collier and others.

Meanings of Usages:

noun

The action of using something or the fact of being used.

Usage examples:

A survey of water usage

Meanings of Usance:

noun

Another term for usage.

Meanings of Use:

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

noun

The action of using something or the state of being used for a purpose.

Usage examples:

Modern trains are now in use

Put into service

Meanings of Use head:

idiom

Used to tell someone in a slightly angry way to think more carefully about what they are doing

Usage examples:

Why didn't you use your head and cover the furniture before you started painting?

Meanings of Use up:

idiom

Use up (resources or materials)

phrasal verb

Use all of a stock or supply of something.

Usage examples:

The money was soon used up

Meanings of Use-as-collateral:

collocation

To offer a valuable property in order to borrow money, that you agree will become the property of the company or person who lends the money if the debt is not paid back

Usage examples:

He is trying to use the business as collateral to secure a bank loan., she put up the money for the…

Meanings of Use-of:

phrase

Permission to use something, or the ability to use something

Usage examples:

Have the use of something they said we could have the use of their beach house whenever they weren'…

Meanings of Use-s:

idiom

The thing someone tries cannot be or was not successful

Usage examples:

People tried to stop her, but it was no use., there's no use asking me about it, because i don't kn…

Meanings of Useability:

noun

The degree to which something is able or fit to be used.

Usage examples:

It was important to measure the usability of each product

Meanings of Useable:

adjective

Able or fit to be used.

Usage examples:

Usable information

Meanings of Used:

adjective

Having already been used.

Usage examples:

Scrawling on the back of a used envelope

verb

Take, hold, or deploy (something) as a means of accomplishing or achieving something; employ.

Usage examples:

She used her key to open the front door

Meanings of Used to:

phrase

In the habit

adjective

Already owned or put to a purpose by someone else; not new

Usage examples:

We’re looking for a used car in good condition.

Meanings of Used-up:

phrasal verb

To use all of something, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

Have we used up all of the paper towels?

Meanings of Usedness:

noun

The fact or quality of being used.

Meanings of Useful:

adjective

Able to be used for a practical purpose or in several ways.

Usage examples:

Aspirins are useful for headaches

Meanings of Usefullish:

adjective

Fairly useful.

Meanings of Usefully:

adverb

In a way that is beneficial or profitable.

Usage examples:

One of the team might be usefully employed as a photographer

Meanings of Usefulness:

noun

The quality or fact of being useful.

Usage examples:

Faults that affect the book's usefulness

Meanings of Useless:

adjective

Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Usage examples:

A piece of useless knowledge

Meanings of Uselessly:

adverb

In a way that is of no use, or that is not working or achieving what is needed

Usage examples:

His injured arm hung uselessly at his side., i didn't want to spend the afternoon arguing uselessly.