Usefulness, benefit.
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
The act of using.
A special form of a rite adopted for use in a particular context, often a diocese.
A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly.
To expend; to consume by employing.
To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
To employ; to apply; to utilize.
To exploit.
To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted.
To suggest or request that other people employ a specific set of gender pronouns when referring to the subject.
The degree of importance given to something.
The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
The relative duration of a musical note.
That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
Precise meaning; import.
To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
To hold dear.