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Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Action (PG-86) was the lead ship of the Action-class patrol boats acquired by the United States Navy for the task of patrolling American coastal waters
USS_Action
Classification of military personnel casualties
Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile
Killed_in_action
Award
USS Stout (DDG-55) USS Jason Dunham (DDG-109) USS Gravely (DDG-107) USS Cole (DDG-67) USS Gettysburg (CG-64) USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) The Combat Action Ribbon is
Combat_Action_Ribbon
American television series
brother of CDR Carlton Burk and the TAO of USS Nathan James in season 3. In season 4, Burk is wounded in action during an attack on Naval Station Rota, Spain
The_Last_Ship_(TV_series)
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)
List of ships with the same or similar names
named USS Indiana in honor of the 19th state. USS Indiana (BB-1), was a battleship commissioned in 1895 that saw action in the Spanish–American War USS Indiana (BB-50)
USS_Indiana
Series of education strikes in UK universities
industrial action' (5 March 2018) George Gosling, 'SHS Statement on the USS Pensions Dispute' (10 March 2018). 'Statement on strike action over USS Pensions'
2018–2023 United Kingdom higher education strikes
2018–2023_United_Kingdom_higher_education_strikes
List of ships with the same or similar names
1791 Massachusetts USS Massachusetts (1845), a wooden steamer that saw action during the Mexican–American War and in Puget Sound USS Massachusetts (1860)
USS_Massachusetts
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the fourth Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered, aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of Theodore
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_(CVN-71)
Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931
USS_Indianapolis_(CA-35)
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
Buckley-class destroyer escort
was scrapped in 1969. USS Buckley was named in honor of Aviation Ordnanceman John D. Buckley (1920–1941), who was killed in action during the Japanese attack
USS_Buckley
Atlanta-class light cruiser
USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In
USS_Juneau_(CL-52)
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
USS Maddox (DD-731), was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer. She was named after Captain William A. T. Maddox of the United States Marine Corps. Maddox
USS_Maddox_(DD-731)
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USS Mississippi (1841), a sidewheel frigate that saw action in the Mexican–American War and was lost during the American Civil War USS Mississippi (BB-23), the lead ship
USS_Mississippi
warship USS Maine. This action by the U.S. indicated high national interest. Tension among the American people was raised because of the explosion of USS Maine
List of Medal of Honor recipients
List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients
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)
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Iowa may refer to several vessels: USS Iowa (BB-4), a battleship that saw action during the Spanish–American War USS Iowa (BB-53), a battleship already
USS_Iowa
Amphibious assault ship of the U.S. Navy
21°22′24″N 157°58′51″W / 21.3732154°N 157.9809546°W / 21.3732154; -157.9809546 USS Peleliu (LHA-5) was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United
USS_Peleliu
Gerald R. Ford–class aircraft carrier
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th president
USS_Gerald_R._Ford
Spanish-American naval base in Rota, Spain
(EPAA). As of 2015, four U.S. destroyers, including USS Arleigh Burke, USS Ross, USS Porter, and USS Roosevelt are permanently forward-deployed to Naval
Naval_Station_Rota
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been named USS Maryland: USS Maryland (1799), a sloop during the Napoleonic Wars USS Maryland (ACR-8), a Pennsylvania-class cruiser, saw action in World
USS_Maryland
units. USS Lexington on fire during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 1942 Light cruiser USS Birmingham coming alongside burning aircraft carrier USS Princeton
List of United States Navy losses in World War II
List_of_United_States_Navy_losses_in_World_War_II
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
US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship to have been named after
USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)
John C. Butler-class destroyer escort (1944–1944)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413)
sailors from USS California, three from USS Arizona, two each from USS Nevada and USS Oklahoma, and one each from USS Utah, USS Vestal, USS West Virginia
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Attack on Pearl Harbor
List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients_for_the_Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
US Navy Gato-class submarine
USS Silversides (SS/AGSS-236) is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides. Silversides was one
USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
American naval officer (1781–1813)
United States Navy. During the War of 1812, he commanded USS Chesapeake in a single-ship action against HMS Shannon, commanded by Philip Broke. He is probably
James_Lawrence
1942 American type of warship
the Temptress class in US service, and fifteen Modified Flowers, as the Action class. In US service they were classified as Patrol Gunboats (PG). In December
American Flower-class corvette
American_Flower-class_corvette
Irish-American brothers killed in World War II
Waterloo, Iowa who served together on the light cruiser USS Juneau. They were all killed in action on November 13, 1942, when Juneau served in the Naval
Sullivan_brothers
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
Franklin suffered 924 killed in action during the war, the worst for any surviving U.S. warship and second only to that of USS Arizona. After the attack, she
USS_Franklin_(CV-13)
Part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf
"Combined Action Report and Report of Loss of USS Hoel (DD-533) on 25 October, 1944". U.S. Navy. November 15, 1944. Retrieved August 31, 2020 – via USS Johnston–Hoel
Battle_off_Samar
1967 Israeli attack on United States Navy ship
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (a spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft
USS_Liberty_incident
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
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
out of action. In August, Shōkaku saw action again at the battle of the Eastern Solomons where she helped to cripple the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shōkaku
List of ships with the same or similar names
off Pearl Harbor. The second USS Skate (SS-305) was a Balao-class submarine that saw action in World War II. The third USS Skate (SSN-578), the lead ship
USS_Skate
1987 Iraqi attack during the Iran–Iraq War
The USS Stark incident occurred during the Iran–Iraq War in the Persian Gulf on 17 May 1987, when an Iraqi jet aircraft fired two Exocet missiles at the
USS_Stark_incident
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)
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)
repulses a Somali pirate skiff. 10 April 2010 – USS Ashland sinks a Somali pirate skiff in a brief action. 28 January 2011 – INS Cankarso sinks Somali pirate
List_of_single-ship_actions
United States Navy admiral
present during the Battle of Savo Island on the cruiser USS San Juan, albeit miles from the action. In September 1942, he was named commander of Task Force
Norman_Scott_(admiral)
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s. She was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name
USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
United States battleship and now museum ship
USS New Jersey (BB-62) is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of New Jersey. She was
USS_New_Jersey_(BB-62)
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Connecticut-class battleship, flagship of the Great White Fleet and saw action during World War I USS Connecticut (SSN-22) is the second Seawolf-class submarine currently
USS_Connecticut
Undeclared naval war between the United States and France, 1798–1800
American ship to see action was the USS Ganges, a converted East Indiaman with 26 guns, but most were far smaller. The revenue cutter USS Pickering, commanded
Quasi-War
List of ships with the same or similar names
named USS Hammann for Ensign Charles Hammann. USS Hammann (DD-412), was a destroyer, commissioned in 1939 and sunk in enemy action in 1942 USS Hammann (DE-131)
USS_Hammann
List of ships with the same or similar names
"flivver") saw action during World War I. The second USS Sterett (DD-407), a Benham-class destroyer, saw action during World War II. The third USS Sterett (CG-31)
USS_Sterett
American actor
Furious 7 (2015) following his brother's death. He went on to appear in films USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) and The Last Full Measure (2020). His
Cody_Walker_(actor)
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small actions USS Alaska (ID-3035), a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I, in commission from 1918 to 1919 USS Alaska (CB-1)
USS_Alaska
Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
USS Stark (FFG-31) was the 23rd ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates and was named after Admiral Harold Raynsford Stark (1880–1972)
USS_Stark
1986 U.S. Navy freedom-of-navigation operation in waters claimed by Libya
wing leader alleged "excessive hostile actions and intentions", which led the air warfare commander aboard USS Saratoga to give the pilots the signal
Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)
Action_in_the_Gulf_of_Sidra_(1986)
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (born 1840)
sailor stationed aboard the USS Minnesota during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort
Charles Mills (Medal of Honor)
Charles_Mills_(Medal_of_Honor)
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
USS Princeton (CG-59) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface
USS_Princeton_(CG-59)
2000 suicide attack by al-Qaeda
The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while
USS_Cole_bombing
US Navy submarine class of World War II
submarine USS Growler and being the only Japanese ship of her formation to survive the battles of Vella Gulf and Surigao Strait. Her actions were heavily
Balao-class_submarine
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Wasp may refer to the following ships of the Continental and United States navies: USS Wasp (1775) was a merchant schooner purchased by the Continental
USS_Wasp
France USS SC-34 USS SC-35 USS SC-36 USS SC-37 USS SC-38 USS SC-39 USS SC-40 USS SC-41 USS SC-42 USS SC-43 USS SC-44 USS SC-45 USS SC-46 USS SC-47 USS SC-48
List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy
List_of_patrol_vessels_of_the_United_States_Navy
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Pert (PG-95), the second United States Navy ship of that name, was one of eight Canadian-built corvettes turned over to the U.S. Navy for operation
USS_Pert
1988 US attack on Iran in the Iran-Iraq War
carrier USS Enterprise, and her cruiser escort, USS Truxtun. The action began with coordinated strikes by two surface groups. One surface action group,
Operation_Praying_Mantis
US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on
USS_Kidd_(DD-661)
Submarine tender of the United States Navy
February 2017). "Swift action by USS Frank Cable Sailor saves child's life".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) "USS Frank Cable Honors
USS_Frank_Cable
the U.S. Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922. The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3).
List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy
construction of battleships with USS Texas in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was USS Indiana. Texas and USS Maine, commissioned three
List of battleships of the United States Navy
List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Kansas may refer to: USS Kansas (1863), a gunboat which saw action during the American Civil War USS Kansas (BB-21), a Connecticut-class battleship
USS_Kansas
List of ships with the same or similar names
cruiser. USS Tennessee (BB-43) was the lead ship of her class of battleship, was damaged in the Attack on Pearl Harbor, repaired and saw action in the Pacific
USS_Tennessee
US Navy guided-missile destroyer class
its first combat action through Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) strikes against Iraq. During 3–4 September 1996, USS Laboon and USS Russell launched
Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Pension scheme for UK academic and related staff
commenced legal action in McGaughey and Davies v USS Ltd, crowd-funded to the tune of over £50,000 by around 1,500 USS members, against the USS directors,
Universities Superannuation Scheme
Universities_Superannuation_Scheme
List of ships with the same or similar names
that saw heavy action in the Solomon Islands during World War II, ultimately being sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf in July 1943. USS Helena (CL-113)
USS_Helena
First African American to be awarded the Navy Cross (1919–1943)
the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class aboard the battleship USS West Virginia, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack
Doris_Miller
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship
USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) was a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy commissioned on 15 August 1998. Like the previous five
USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(LHD-6)
List of ships with the same or similar names
named USS Colhoun, in honor of Rear Admiral Edmund Colhoun. USS Colhoun (DD-85), was a Wickes-class destroyer, launched in 1918 and sunk in action off Guadalcanal
USS_Colhoun
List of ships with the same or similar names
United States Navy have borne the name USS Reprisal, promising hostile action in response to an offense. USS Reprisal (1776) was a brig purchased by
USS_Reprisal
List of ships with the same or similar names
was the first US Navy ship sunk by hostile action in the European Theatre in World War II. The second USS Reuben James (DE-153), a Buckley-class destroyer
USS_Reuben_James
OR USS Bowfin (SS-287) - USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, HI USS Cavalla (SSK-244) - Galveston Naval Museum, Galveston, TX USS Cobia
List of submarines of the United States Navy
List_of_submarines_of_the_United_States_Navy
List of ships with the same or similar names
battleship launched on 30 June 1917, saw action in World War II, and was sold for scrap 24 November 1947 USS Idaho (SSN-799) is a Virginia-class submarine
USS_Idaho
Shipwreck near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona
USS_Arizona_Memorial
Essex-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built during World War II for the United States Navy. Originally intended to
USS_Lexington_(CV-16)
Amphibious assault ship
USS Boxer (LHD-4) is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. It is the sixth U.S. ship to bear the name of the original HMS Boxer
USS_Boxer_(LHD-4)
List of ships with the same or similar names
been named USS Santa Fe, after the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The first USS Santa Fe (CL-60) was a light cruiser that saw much action in the Pacific
USS_Santa_Fe
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named USS Pillsbury for John E. Pillsbury. The first USS Pillsbury (DD-227) was a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned in 1920 and sunk in enemy action in
USS_Pillsbury
List of ships with the same or similar names
to the War Department in 1900. USS Seminole (AT-65), commissioned in 1940 and sunk by enemy action in October 1942. USS Seminole (AKA-104), commissioned
USS_Seminole
List of ships with the same or similar names
John P. King and Eagle, and later renamed Charleston that saw action in the Civil War. USS Rhode Island (BB-17), a Virginia-class battleship, sailed on
USS_Rhode_Island
United States Navy officer (1910–1973)
three US destroyers (USS Johnston, USS Hoel, USS Heermann) and three other destroyer escorts (USS Dennis, USS John C. Butler, USS Raymond). The Japanese
Robert_W._Copeland
U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II. It also lists United States Coast Guard losses. USS Utah (AG-16) was hit by two torpedoes
List of U.S. Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II
List_of_U.S._Navy_ships_sunk_or_damaged_in_action_during_World_War_II
Largest naval battle of World War II
Royal Australian Navy. Before the major naval actions in Leyte Gulf had begun, HMAS Australia and USS Honolulu were severely damaged by Japanese air
Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
United States Navy amphibious warfare command vessel
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the third Navy ship named
USS_Blue_Ridge_(LCC-19)
1940s class of destroyers of the United States Navy
Ohio USS Caperton (DD-650), aboard USS Kidd (DD-661), in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USS Knapp (DD-653), in Columbia River Maritime Museum, Oregon USS Chauncey (DD-667)
Fletcher-class_destroyer
Class of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy
Atago would see major action during the second naval battle of Guadalcanal. Together, they shelled the crippled battleship USS South Dakota, landing between
Takao-class_cruiser
List of ships with the same or similar names
Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw action at the end of World War II, throughout the Korean War, and through the Vietnam War. USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), was
USS_Bonhomme_Richard
Supposed 1943 US Navy experiment
discounting the Philadelphia Experiment timeline comes from USS Eldridge’s complete World War II action report, including the remarks section of the 1943 deck
Philadelphia_Experiment
Tabletop game
Action: Set of 40 models, released on October 24, 2011. Introduces a new Bismarck, LST, HMS Eagle, Taihō, shore batteries, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and USS Wasp
Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea
Axis_&_Allies_Naval_Miniatures:_War_at_Sea
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Barry (DD-248), a Clemson-class destroyer, commissioned 1920, sunk in action 1945 USS Barry (DD-933), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, commissioned 1956
USS_Barry
List of ships with the same or similar names
in 1912. USS Michigan (BB-27) was a South Carolina-class battleship that saw action against Mexico and escorted convoys during World War I. USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
USS_Michigan
US Navy Pennsylvania-class battleship sunk in 1941
USS Arizona (hull number BB-39) was a Standard-type battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1910s. Named in honor of the 48th state, she
USS_Arizona
Class of submarine chasers, primarily for the US Navy
1944, USS PC-623 and USS PC-1119 rescued survivors of the escort carrier USS Gambier Bay, the destroyer USS Hoel and the destroyer escort USS Samuel
PC-461-class_submarine_chaser
2018 film by Donovan Marsh
critics, who saw it as "an undemanding, by-the-numbers actioner". The U.S. Los Angeles-class submarine USS Tampa Bay, disappears while shadowing the Russian
Hunter_Killer_(film)
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
acted as the plane guard for the aircraft carrier USS Ranger. She saw action during Desert Storm in the USS Ranger battle group and served as the overall
USS_Valley_Forge_(CG-50)
These United States submarines were lost either to enemy action or to "storm or perils of the sea." Additionally: G-2, decommissioned as a target, flooded
List of lost United States submarines
List_of_lost_United_States_submarines
Skirmish between Somali pirates and US Navy
engaged and surrendered to USS Cape St. George upon seeing the larger skiff with all their fuel in flames. By the time the action was over at least one pirate
Action_of_18_March_2006
USS ACTION
USS ACTION
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
Male
Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
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British, English
Happy
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Egyptian
Smoke.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
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Arabic
Saffron
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
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.
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun Rays
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.
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Biblical
An ass.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
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n.
One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
v. t.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.
v. t.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
v. t.
Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
v. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
v. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
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.