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World War II US Navy warship
USS Device (AM-220) was an Admirable-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was awarded three battle stars for service
USS_Device
Construct which could destroy all life on a planet or a planet itself
A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction – usually a weapon or weapons system – which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly Earth, or
Doomsday_device
6th episode of the 7th series of Black Mirror
"USS Callister : Into Infinity" is the sixth and final episode in the seventh season of the British science fiction anthology television series Black
USS_Callister:_Into_Infinity
classes USS AMS-59 USS AMS-61 USS AMS-62 USS AMS-63 USS AMS-64 USS AMS-65 USS AMS-66 USS AMS-67 USS AMS-68 USS AMS-71 USS AMS-73 USS AMS-74 USS AMS-75 USS AMS-76
List of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy
List_of_mine_warfare_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st president of the
USS_George_H._W._Bush
American admiral (1939–1996)
uniform two service medals with bronze "V" devices, which indicate the awards were for acts of valor. The "V" devices are by regulation only to be awarded to
Michael_Boorda
United States Navy admiral (1920–2000)
Zumwalt reported for duty on board USS Robinson. On this ship, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device for "heroic service as Evaluator in
Elmo_Zumwalt
Unconventionally produced bomb
An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional
Improvised_explosive_device
Decommissioned United States Navy aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is a decommissioned United States Navy aircraft carrier. In 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft
USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)
Award
USS Hawes (FFG-53) USS Horne (CG-30) USS Jarrett (FFG-33) USS Kidd (DDG-993) USS Leader (MSO-490) USS Macdonough (DDG-39) USS Missouri (BB-63) USS Nassau (LHA-4) USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
Combat_Action_Ribbon
United States Navy destroyer escort ship (1943–1951)
USS Eldridge (DE-173), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge Jr., who led
USS_Eldridge
US Navy Seawolf-class submarine
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the third and final Seawolf-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine in the United States Navy. Commissioned in 2005,
USS_Jimmy_Carter
US Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1911–1994)
commander in World War II, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for commanding USS Tang in the Pacific War against Japan to the most successful record of any
Richard_O'Kane
Fictional starship from Star Trek
The USS Defiant is the name of two starships in the Star Trek media franchise, most notably featured in the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
USS_Defiant
Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine
USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, the sixth vessel and second submarine to
USS_Scorpion_(SSN-589)
Weapon that uses soundwaves against opponents
can cause humans to experience nausea or discomfort. The possibility of a device that produces frequency that causes vibration of the eyeballs—and therefore
Sonic_weapon
1959 film by Blake Edwards
tells in flashback the misadventures of a fictional U.S. Navy submarine, USS Sea Tiger, during the Battle of the Philippines in the opening days of the
Operation_Petticoat
1st episode of the 4th series of Black Mirror
"USS Callister" is the first episode of the fourth series of the anthology programme Black Mirror. Written by series creator Charlie Brooker and William
USS_Callister
(AR-15) USS Deuel (APA-160) USS Devastator (AM-318/MSF-318, MCM-6) USS Develin (AMc-45) USS Device (AM-220/MSF-220) USS Devilfish (SS-292/AGSS-292) USS Devosa
List of United States Navy ships: D–F
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D–F
High-powered loudspeaker
emitter head. The term acoustic hailing device came into common use following the suicide attack on the USS Cole while it was at a port in Yemen in 2000
Long-range_acoustic_device
US Navy pilot and escaped POW (1938–2001)
Station in Alameda, California. In 1965, the squadron joined the carrier USS Ranger, which left for Vietnam that December. Dengler was initially stationed
Dieter_Dengler
Covert mission
over the site of the tap in the Sea of Okhotsk. USS Parche (SSN-683) was dispatched to recover the device, but the American divers were unable to find it
Operation_Ivy_Bells
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up USS, uss, or USs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. USS, uss, or USs may refer to: Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, an alternative rock musical duo
USS
USS Cruise (AM-215) USS Deft (AM-216) USS Delegate (AM-217) USS Density (AM-218) USS Design (AM-219) USS Device (AM-220) USS Diploma (AM-221) USS Disdain (AM-222) USS Dour (AM-223)
List of Admirable-class minesweepers
List_of_Admirable-class_minesweepers
US fighter jet display videos
United States Navy fighter jets based aboard the aircraft carriers USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2004, 2014 and 2015, with additional footage
Pentagon_UFO_videos
Midway-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned eight days after the end
USS_Midway_(CV-41)
Fictional spacecraft in Star Trek
USS Voyager (NCC-74656) is the Intrepid-class starship which is the primary setting of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. It is
USS_Voyager_(Star_Trek)
1951 US Navy destroyer leader
The second USS Norfolk (DL-1) was the first destroyer leader of the United States Navy. Originally projected as a hunter-killer cruiser, she was in service
USS_Norfolk_(DL-1)
Sailor in the U.S. Navy (1915–1996)
Bronze Star with a "V" Device for Valor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. As a Petty Officer First Class on the USS Vestal (AR-4) on December
Joe_George
Belmont-class electronic spying ship
USS Liberty (AGTR-5) was a Belmont-class technical research ship (an electronic spying ship) that is notable for coming under attack from the Israel Defense
USS_Liberty
Teleportation device installed on starships in Star Trek
that the device disintegrates matter rather than teleporting it, he is unhesitatingly taken at his word. The crew aboard the 23rd century USS Enterprise
Transporter_(Star_Trek)
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was
USS_Nimitz
Former US Navy amphibious transport dock
USS Cleveland (LPD-7), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Ohio. Her keel
USS_Cleveland_(LPD-7)
U.S. guided-missile frigates under construction
S. Navy issued FMM a $554-million contract to start building the future USS Congress (FFG-63). By May 2024, a total of six ships had been contracted
Constellation-class_frigate
Theoretical device to render objects invisible
A cloaking device is a hypothetical or fictional stealth technology that can cause objects, such as spaceships or individuals, to be partially or wholly
Cloaking_device
Series of 1950s US nuclear tests
released. USS Tarawa (CVS-40) USS Bearss (DD-654) USS Warrington (DD-843) USS Courtney (DE-1021) USS Hammerberg (DE-1015) USS Neosho (AO-143) USS Salamonie (AO-26)
Operation_Argus
Fictional character from Star Trek
related to the destruction of the USS Pegasus. The Pegasus had illegally developed a radically different type of cloaking device that also allowed it to phase
William_Riker
US built ocean minesweepers
aboard USS Conquest USS Illusive lowers an acoustical device during an exercise. USS Illusive lowers a different acoustical device for training. USS Illusive
Aggressive-class_minesweeper
12th episode of the 7th season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship USS Enterprise-D. In this episode, the Enterprise attempts to locate the Pegasus
The Pegasus (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The_Pegasus_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)
Naval 3D PESA Aegis radar system
system was first installed in 1973 on USS Norton Sound and entered active service in 1983 as the SPY-1A on USS Ticonderoga. The -1A was installed on ships
AN/SPY-1
American Navy lieutenant commander (1921–2024)
time of his death, he was the last living survivor of the sinking of the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Louis Anthony Conter was
Lou_Conter
Iowa-class battleship
USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing
USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
Amphibious warfare vessel
USS McClung (LSM-1) is the lead ship of the McClung-class landing ship medium, a new generation of amphibious warfare vessels being developed for the
USS_McClung
US Navy admiral (1901–1996)
Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers
Arleigh_Burke
Star Trek character
Star Trek: Picard. Portrayed by LeVar Burton, he served as helmsman of the USS Enterprise-D in the first season of The Next Generation, then occupied the
Geordi_La_Forge
Topics referred to by the same term
Earless seal, also called "true seal" Eared seal Fur seal Seal (emblem), a device to impress an emblem, used as a means of authentication, on paper, wax,
Seal
United States Navy admiral (1887–1947)
aviation while serving on the destroyers USS Whipple and USS Stewart. Mitscher was in charge of the engine room on USS Stewart when orders to transfer to the
Marc_Mitscher
United States Navy guided missile destroyer
USS Spruance (DDG-111) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight IIA) Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. Spruance is the second ship to
USS_Spruance_(DDG-111)
Long Beach-class missile cruiser
USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface
USS_Long_Beach_(CGN-9)
Shipboard fire at sea
On 29 July 1967, a fire broke out on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, which was engaged in combat in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War
1967_USS_Forrestal_fire
Class of American mine countermeasures ships
capabilities of Avenger-class MCMs. USS Sentry and USS Kingfisher USS Guardian in Japanese waters USS Gladiator in the Persian Gulf USS Avenger at the Port of Yokosuka
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship
Avenger-class_mine_countermeasures_ship
U.S. Navy enlisted medical specialist
(FFG-40) USS Francis Hammond (FF-1067) USS Jobb (DE-707) USS Daniel A. Joy (DE-585) USS Lester (DE-1022) USS Liddle (DE-206) USS Litchfield (AG-95) USS Thaddeus
Hospital_corpsman
United States Navy sailor (1930-1992)
boot camp in San Diego, California for six weeks. He was deployed to the USS South Dakota, at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. On October 26, 1942, he saw
Calvin_Graham
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
structures, as flame-fronts accelerate through it. A fuel–air explosive (FAE) device consists of a container of fuel and two separate explosive charges. After
Thermobaric_weapon
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is now a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
United States Navy aviator (born 1925)
Hellcat at NAS Miami, Florida and deployed with VBF-81 onboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt and USS Princeton (CV-37). In 1946, he also served with VBF-98, flying
Royce_Williams
U.S. Navy airship destroyed in 1933
USS Akron (hull number ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy, the lead ship of her class, which operated between September 1931 and
USS_Akron
United States Navy admiral
tours include the Pukin' Dogs of Fighter Squadron (VF/VFA) 143, USS Bataan (LHD-5), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), and Carrier Strike Group 9. Other
Stephen_Koehler
Ship attacked and captured by North Korea
USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class technical research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship in 1967 by the United
USS_Pueblo_(AGER-2)
United States military award
USS Nautilus memorial at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut, are permitted to wear the Navy Presidential Unit Citation with "N" device
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
Presidential_Unit_Citation_(United_States)
American admiral (born 1967)
officer on USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51), operations officer of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) and USS Anzio (CG 68), and executive officer of the USS Vicksburg (CG
Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
Largest maritime armed forces' operations of underwater craft
documented record of use in combat. The first submarine used in combat was the USS Turtle. The Turtle was built in 1775 and was made to attach explosive charges
Submarines in the United States Navy
Submarines_in_the_United_States_Navy
international help promptly. On 9 February 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally struck and sank a Japanese high-school fisheries
List of submarine and submersible incidents since 2000
List_of_submarine_and_submersible_incidents_since_2000
Topics referred to by the same term
2000 Norwegian film USS Detector, two United States Navy ships USS Detector (AMc-75), was a coastal minesweeper launched 29 May 1941 USS Detector (AM-429)
Detector_(disambiguation)
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (active 1961–2009)
USS Kitty Hawk (hull number CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a United States Navy supercarrier. She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North
USS_Kitty_Hawk_(CV-63)
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship
USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
US Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient
of the destroyer USS Dickerson, the engineering officer of the destroyer USS Lawrence, and the radio officer of the heavy cruiser USS Louisville. Ramage
Lawson_P._Ramage
2020 American war film by Aaron Schneider
as having encountered a an underwater decoy device on its first patrol;[citation needed] the actual USS Kidd was not launched until late February 1943
Greyhound_(film)
US Navy officer, author (1918–2002)
was initially assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Chester, before joining the newly recommissioned destroyer USS Lea, which participated in the neutrality
Edward_L._Beach_Jr.
United States Naval Aviator
United States Navy during World War II. Stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Best led his dive bomber squadron at the 1942 Battle of Midway
Richard_Halsey_Best
Laser-based weapon system
After winning the contract in 2018, the first announced installation was on USS Preble (DDG-88) in 2019. By 2021, it was reportedly deployed onto the Arleigh
HELIOS
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy
USS Yorktown (CV-5) was an aircraft carrier that served in the United States Navy during World War II. Named after the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, she
USS_Yorktown_(CV-5)
American naval officer and author (born 1957)
the Navy, Toti was the final captain of the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) and served as commodore of Submarine Squadron 3 in
William_Toti
Device used to launch aircraft from ships
An aircraft catapult is an acceleration device used to help fixed-wing aircraft reach liftoff speed (VLOF) faster during takeoff, typically when trying
Aircraft_catapult
United States admiral (1901–1979)
rear admiral in the United States Navy who as an executive officer of the USS Texas participated in the invasions of North Africa, the Battle of Normandy
José_M._Cabanillas
Topics referred to by the same term
Thresher may refer to: Threshing machine (or thresher), a device that first separates the head of a stalk of grain from the straw, and then further separates
Thresher
1952 American nuclear bomb test
was the codename given to the first full-scale test of a thermonuclear device, in which a significant fraction of the explosive yield comes from nuclear
Ivy_Mike
United States Navy admiral (1905–1981)
Lieutenant Commander Thach and VF-3 flew from USS Saratoga in the early part of World War II, and was assigned to USS Yorktown during the Battle of Midway in
John_Thach
United States Navy officer
commanded USS O-10 (SS-71), USS Dace (SS-247) and USS Archerfish (SS-311). Enright assumed command of the newly built USS Dace on July 23, 1943, and in
Joseph_F._Enright
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
USS Robert Smalls (CG-62) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser built during the Cold War for the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1989, the
USS_Robert_Smalls
US Navy Fleet admiral (1878–1956)
Academy class of 1901. He received his first command in 1914, of the destroyer USS Terry in the occupation of Veracruz. During World War I, he served on the
Ernest_J._King
US Navy submarine
USS Halibut (SSGN-587), a unique nuclear-powered guided missile submarine-turned-special operations platform, later redesignated as an attack submarine
USS_Halibut_(SSGN-587)
Process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field
degaussing ships that were capable of performing this function. One of them, USS Deperm (ADG-10), was named after the procedure. After the war, the capabilities
Degaussing
14th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: The Original Series
later subtitled The Original Series, follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew led by Captain James T. Kirk (portrayed
Balance_of_Terror
Class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines of the United States Navy
class (pronounced "six-eighty-eight") after the hull number of lead vessel USS Los Angeles (SSN-688), 62 were built from 1972 to 1996, the latter 23 to
Los_Angeles-class_submarine
American admiral (1919–2008)
Star Medal with "V" for Valor device. On November 22, 1963, Morrison took command of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard, flagship of
George_Stephen_Morrison
Topics referred to by the same term
same area of computer memory Refreshable braille display, a device for blind computer users USS Refresh (AM-287), an Admirable-class minesweeper built for
Refresh
Series of 1940s US nuclear tests
of about 175 men, of whom 96 were on board the USS Mount McKinley. The rest were accommodated on the USS Albemarle, Curtiss and Bairoko. A special division
Operation_Sandstone
Watercraft capable of independent underwater operation
1984 joint operations with USS Pintado; and 1990 joint exercises with USS Seahorse. 6 May 1986 – USS Ray, USS Archerfish and USS Hawkbill meet and surface
Submarine
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient and World War II flying ace
carrier USS Ranger in May 1940. McCampbell served as a landing signal officer (LSO) from May 1940, surviving the sinking of the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7)
David_McCampbell
1819–1821 expedition to explore the Southern Ocean and Antarctica
Serooskerken with a report. On March 1, officers visited American frigate USS Congress that was returning from Guangzhou. Bellingshausen prohibited his
First Russian Antarctic Expedition
First_Russian_Antarctic_Expedition
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
USS Chosin (CG-65) is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir
USS_Chosin
1957 film by Dick Powell
closely based on the film, with the USS Enterprise cast as the destroyer and the Romulan vessel, using a cloaking device, as the U-boat. Nicholas Meyer has
The_Enemy_Below
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
USS Edson (DD-946) is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958. Her home port
USS_Edson
Topics referred to by the same term
gardening tool Party blower, a device for making noises at a party. Supercharger on an internal-combustion engine Telephone USS Blower, a submarine of the
Blower
United States Navy Pilot and WW2 Ace (1914–2013)
first assigned to Scouting Squadron Five (VS-5) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown that same month, flying the Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber. After
Swede_Vejtasa
US Navy enlisted rating
U.S. Navy's "LS" rating device
Logistics_specialist
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
tests since Trinity on July 16, 1945, and the first detonations of nuclear devices since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The purpose of
Operation_Crossroads
Repair using parts from similar devices
removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device, rather than from inventory, usually when resources become limited. The
Cannibalization_(parts)
Garcia-class frigate of the US Navy
USS Glover (FF-1098) was a Garcia-class frigate originally modified for research use and commissioned as (AGDE-1) on 3 November 1965. Glover was laid
USS_Glover
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a cooper or else a nickname for a rotund, fat man, from Middle English, Old French busse ‘cask’, ‘barrel’ (of unknown origin). The word was also used in Middle English for a type of ship, and the surname may perhaps have been given to someone who sailed in one. The byname seems to occur already in Domesday Book, where a Siward Buss, and a John and Richard Buss are recorded at Brasted in Kent.German and Swiss German : from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart).Danish : variant of Buus.
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Boy/Male
Arabic
Saffron
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Smoke.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun Rays
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Male
Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
Boy/Male
Biblical
An ass.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rouse.German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with hrÅd ‘renown’.German (of Slavic origin) : from Old Slavic rusu ‘reddish’, ‘blond’, hence a nickname or an ethnic name meaning ‘Russian’.Swiss German : topographic name for someone who lived by a scree, Middle High German ru(o)zze.In some instances the name referred to personal or business connections with Russia, the country of the Reussen, from Middle High German Riusse.
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Generous loyal
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lord Murugan
Girl/Female
Tamil
Harshida | ஹரà¯à®·à®¿à®¤à®¾, ஹரà¯à®·à¯€à®¤à®¾Â
Happy
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Jesus of Drum; Always Happy
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Stephanus, STIANA means "crown."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
Holy water, Pilgrimage centers
Girl/Female
Latin
Sweet.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Reckoned, Another name of prophet Muhammad
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rising to fame and honor
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
USS DEVICE
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
v. t.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
v. t.
The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as, the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general use.
v. t.
The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.
v. t.
To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food; to use water for irrigation.
n.
One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
v. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
v. t.
Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.
n.
A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.
v. t.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
v. t.
A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging, as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
v. t.
The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.
v. i.
To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice; as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between "use to," and "used to."
v. t.
To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice; to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle; as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to hardships and danger.
v. t.
The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and limited to A for the use of B.
v. t.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
v. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.