n. Function: noun
1 the act or practice of using something or the state of being used FF1C; all tools must be kept ready for instant use FF1E;
Synonyms: appliance, application, employment, operation, play, usance; compare EXERCISE 1
Contrasted Words: desuetude, disuse
Antonyms: nonuse
2
Synonyms: EXERCISE 1, application, employment, exercising, exertion, operation
3 the quality of being appropriate or valuable to some end FF1C; even the scraps had some use FF1E;
Synonyms: account, advantage, applicability, appropriateness, avail, fitness, relevance, service, serviceability, usefulness, utility
Related Words: adaptability, availability, benefit, efficacy; profit, value, worth
Contrasted Words: inadequacy, inapplicability, inappropriateness, insufficiency, unfitness, unserviceability, uselessness, worthlessness
4 a particular service or end FF1C; industrial uses of atomic energy FF1E;
Synonyms: duty, function, goal, mark, object, objective, purpose, target
5
Synonyms: HABIT 1, custom, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, trick, usage, way, wont
Related Words: ceremony, formality
6
Synonyms: NEED 3, demand, occasion