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Phrases 19
- uses the bathroomthird-person singular simple present indicative of use the bathroom: Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
- land usesplural of land use: Of, or related to the use of land.
- uses the toiletthird-person singular simple present indicative of use the toilet: To urinate, defecate, or both in a toilet.
- uses in angerthird-person singular simple present indicative of use in anger: Used for its intended purpose, as opposed to e.g. practice or testing
- non-usesplural of non-use: The failure to make use of something.
- re-usesplural of re-use: The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
- uses upthird-person singular simple present indicative of use up: To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.
- fair usesplural of fair use: A doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or trademark) under narrowly defined circumstances.
- uses the restroomthird-person singular simple present indicative of use the restroom: Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a restroom.
- dual-usesplural of dual-use: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dual, use.: Having two uses.
- ill-usesthird-person singular simple present indicative of ill-use: To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly.
- meanwhile usesplural of meanwhile use: short-term use of a vacant site; a place subject to such a use
- compassionate usesplural of compassionate use: The semi-official use of a drug that has not yet gained official approval in cases where no other treatment is possible
- uses the pottythird-person singular simple present indicative of use the potty: Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a bathroom.
- uses the washroomthird-person singular simple present indicative of use the washroom: Synonym of use the toilet: to urinate or defecate, especially (but not exclusively) while visiting a washroom.
- uses a sledgehammer to crack a nutthird-person singular simple present indicative of use a sledgehammer to crack a nut: To use disproportionate or significantly excessive force to carry out an action; to do something overzealously.
- uses one's headthird-person singular simple present indicative of use one's head: To think carefully, especially as an alternative to being guided by one's emotions.
- uses one's nogginthird-person singular simple present indicative of use one's noggin: To think, especially in a careful or clever manner.
- uses the master's tools to dismantle the master's housethird-person singular simple present indicative of use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house: To use the tools and framework of an oppressive system to end that oppression.
Compound words 236
- focusesplural of focus: A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- virusesplural of virus: A submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such …
- bonusesplural of bonus: Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- clausesplural of clause: A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
- campusesplural of campus: The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
- refusesthird-person singular simple present indicative of refuse: Discarded, rejected.
- spousesplural of spouse: A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
- excusesplural of excuse: To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
- accusesthird-person singular simple present indicative of accuse: To find fault with, blame, censure.
- fetusesplural of fetus: An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.