used

[ yoozd or for 4, yoost ]

/ yuzd or for 4, yust /

adjective

previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.

showing wear or being worn out: a thrift shop that accepts used clothing.

employed for a purpose; utilized: a frequently used dictionary.

Idioms for used

used to, accustomed or habituated to: I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early.

Origin of used

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at use, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM used

half-used, adjective well-used, adjective

Words nearby used

use one's head, use tax, use up, use-by date, usecc, used, used to, useful, useless, usenet, user

Example sentences from the Web for half-used

Varnish and cans of half-used paint remained, but the boat had been removed.

Dan Carter and the River Camp |Mildred A. Wirt
A half-used strip of shells was in the gun and other strips were close at hand.

The Children of France |Ruth Royce
On the floor to the right lay a half-used cake of soap just as it had slipped from her hand.

Initials Only |Anna Katharine Green
Dearly as he loves the choice volumes ranged in neat order on his bookshelves, they are but half-used while they are not shared.

The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

Unused, half-used, misused—was ever anything like that energy?

The Ordeal of Mark Twain |Van Wyck Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for half-used (1 of 2)

half-used

adjective

having been partially used half-used tubes of toothpaste

British Dictionary definitions for half-used (2 of 2)

used

/ (juːzd) /

adjective

bought or sold second-hand used cars

Idioms and Phrases with half-used

used

In addition to the idiom beginning with used

used to

also see:

it takes getting used to

Also see underuse.

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