All use antonyms
use
U u noun use
- inusitation β (archaic) Lack of use; disuse.
- forbearance β the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- obsolescence β the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete.
- insuetude β (archaic) The state or quality of being unaccustomed; absence of habit.
verb use
- fating β something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.
- keep β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- harvest β Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- lock up β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- intend β to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
- cut corners β to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- boycott β If a country, group, or person boycotts a country, organization, or activity, they refuse to be involved with it in any way because they disapprove of it.
- hived β a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- cash in β If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
- forbear β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- lay in β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- hiving β a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- massed β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- containerize β to convey (cargo) in standard-sized containers
- demised β death or decease.
- leave out β to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- clam up β If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- hold out on β to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
- weighted β having additional weight.
- demising β death or decease.
- freighted β goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- outgo β the act or process of going out: Her illness occasioned a tremendous outgo of affectionate concern.
- wadded β a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- dooming β fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- nixing β nothing.
- conserve β If you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
- batched β a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- massing β a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- batching β a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- wadding β a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- mothball β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- measure up β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- come to pass β to take place
- handed β of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- deal in β to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- weighting β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- mothballed β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- ballasted β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- dope out β any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- freighting β Present participle of freight.
- mothballs β a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- abstain β If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
adj use
- go without β be deprived of, not have