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Casablanca-class escort carrier of the U.S. Navy
USS Solomons (CVE-67) was the thirteenth of fifty Casablanca-class escort carriers built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first
USS_Solomons
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Solomons in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solomons may refer to: Solomon Islands, a sovereign state Solomon Islands (archipelago), an archipelago
Solomons
US Navy training flight lost in 1945
survivors through a pool of oil and aviation gasoline. The escort carrier USS Solomons also reported losing radar contact with an aircraft at the same position
Flight_19
World War II carrier battle in the Pacific Theater
of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the Battle of the Stewart Islands and in Japanese sources as the Second Battle of the Solomon Sea) took place
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons
Former United States Navy Bases in the Solomon Islands
US Naval Base Solomons refers to a group of United States Navy (USN) bases established in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Most of these facilities
US_Naval_Base_Solomons
List of ships with the same or similar names
in 1942, but was taken over and launched in 1943 as USS Nassuk Bay, and later renamed USS Solomons. HMS Emperor (D98) was an Ameer-class escort carrier
HMS_Emperor
Military unit
from USS Solomons on 15 June. I-29 sailed on 16 April 1944 with ten Enigma machines and the latest German radar technology; she was torpedoed by USS Sawfish
Gruppe_Monsun
United States Navy destroyer escort ship (1943–1951)
leading the air attack on Japanese positions in the initial invasion of the Solomons on 7 August and 8 August 1942, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
USS_Eldridge
Island country in Melanesia
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons, is an archipelagic country consisting of six major islands and over 1,000 smaller islands in Melanesia
Solomon_Islands
Gleaves-class destroyer
the chain of Solomon Islands to intercept the "Tokyo Express" runs of supply, troop and warships supporting Japanese bases in the Solomons. On 13 November
USS_Gwin_(DD-433)
USS Sole (SS-410) USS Soley (DD-707) USS Solf (1913) USS Solitaire (ID-3026) USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS-12) USS Solomon Thomas (1863) USS Solomons (YFB-23
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List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S
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)
Small island in Solomon Islands, north of Guadalcanal
Island Is Deemed Illegal in Solomons". The New York Times. 24 October 2019. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tulagi, Solomon Islands". Weatherbase. 2011
Tulagi
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
during the Pacific War — the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, various other air-sea engagements
USS_Enterprise_(CV-6)
Naval battle of the Pacific Theater of World War II
Retrieved 17 May 2020. Stille, The Solomons 1943–44: The Struggle for New Georgia and Bougainville, p. 44 Stille, The Solomons 1943–44: The Struggle for New
Battle_of_Kula_Gulf
Pacific USS Solomons (CVE-67) from November 1943 to September 1945 in Atlantic USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) from March 1944 to September 1945 in Pacific USS Tripoli
List of aircraft carrier operations during World War II
List_of_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
sailed west to assume provision ship duties in support of operations in the Solomons. By mid-July, she was in the Tonga Islands. At the end of the month, she
USS_Serpens_(AK-97)
Buckley-class destroyer escort
November when she arrived at Mayport, Fla., to serve as plane guard for USS Solomons (CVE-67) during the qualifications of pilots in carrier operations. On
USS_Durik
U.S. Space Force base near Cocoa Beach, Florida
for survivors through a pool of oil but found none. The escort carrier USS Solomons (CVE-67) reported losing radar contact with an aircraft at the same position
Patrick_Space_Force_Base
Northampton-class heavy cruiser
USS Chicago (CL/CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II
USS_Chicago_(CA-29)
1943 battle in the Pacific during World War II
the rest of the U.S. task force was forced to retreat from the southern Solomons area. Partly because they turned back the U.S. task force in this battle
Battle_of_Rennell_Island
Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Strong (DD-467), was a Fletcher-class destroyer and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral James H. Strong (1814–1882)
USS_Strong_(DD-467)
Wickes-class destroyer
New Hebrides and the Solomons on 21 June. Between July and November, she took part in amphibious operations in the central Solomons, landing troops at beachheads
USS_McKean_(DD-90)
World War II Pacific naval battle
The Solomons 1943–44, pp. 42–44, 48–52 Stille, The Solomons 1943–44, backcover Stille, The Solomons 1943–44, p. 49 (map) Stille, The Solomons 1943–44
Battle_of_Kolombangara
(jg) William Francis Chamberlain, suffers a ramp strike coming aboard USS Solomons, during operations in the Atlantic while en route from NS Norfolk, Virginia
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1943–1944)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1943–1944)
American artist in Fluxus (1923–1988)
ensign in 1945. He served aboard the aircraft carriers USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60) and the USS Solomons (CVE-67), and left the Navy in May 1946. He moved to
Robert_Watts_(artist)
Cannon-class destroyer escort
Group 41.6 on patrol in the South Atlantic. Working with escort carrier USS Solomons (CVE-67) she searched the seas in the never-ending battle against German
USS_Herzog
Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy
in the Solomons. From 23 April to 4 May 1943, Fletcher was in Sydney, Australia, for a refit before another month of general duty in the Solomons. She left
USS_Fletcher_(DD-445)
Principal island of Solomon Islands
for control of the Solomons. Germany established a protectorate over the northern Solomons in 1884, while in 1893, the British Solomon Islands Protectorate
Guadalcanal
1942 World War II land battle
OCLC 47983993. [Naval History and Heritage Command]. "Solomon Islands Campaign: I: The Landing in the Solomons 7–8 August 1942" (PDF). World War II 75th Anniversary
Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo
Battle_of_Tulagi_and_Gavutu–Tanambogo
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
aircraft carriers at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons and helped to cripple the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, and again at the Battle of the Santa
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Zuikaku
in the Solomons and the Battle of the Coral Sea. In March 1943, he assumed command of Destroyer Squadron 21. He led his ships in the Solomons in the Battle
Francis_X._McInerney
United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer
support of the consolidation of the Solomons, patrolling, and escorting convoys. In August she began operating in the Solomons themselves. On the night of 3/4
USS_Dyson
Edsall-class destroyer
for the aircraft carrier USS Solomons off Norfolk, Virginia and Mayport, Florida, and then she began withdrawal from service. USS Pope was decommissioned
USS_Pope_(DE-134)
Cannon-class destroyer escort
transferred to Solomons on the next day, 16 June, and TG 41.6 returned to Recife on the 23rd. Straub continued patrols with Solomons and TG 41.6 until
USS_Straub
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)
Buckley-class destroyer escort
USS Neuendorf (DE-200) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1967
USS_Neuendorf
Tender of the United States Navy
Santo in support of the operations in the Solomons from November 1942 to March 1944, then went to the Solomons where she was based at Hathorn Sound. In
USS_Dixie_(AD-14)
Buckley-class destroyer escort
Island, Solomons, on 21 January. During the next two months she patrolled off Guadalcanal for submarines and escorted convoys from the Solomons to the
USS_Manning_(DE-199)
Benham-class destroyer
struggled up the island staircase formed by the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago. The Solomons invasion fleet, guarded by three carrier task
USS_Sterett_(DD-407)
USS Rochambeau (AP-63) was a transport ship that saw service in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only U.S. Naval vessel to be named
USS_Rochambeau
Fletcher-class destroyer
throughout the Solomons on patrol and escort duty until 14 August. On 15 August the destroyer covered the landings at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands. On
USS_Chevalier_(DD-451)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Navy have been named USS Guadalcanal, after the epic Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The first USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60)
USS_Guadalcanal
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
List of ships with the same or similar names
named USS Helena, after the city of Helena, Montana, though only four were completed. USS Helena (PG-9) was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932. USS Helena (CL-50)
USS_Helena
Gleaves-class destroyer
USS Monssen (DD-436), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mons Monssen, who was awarded the Medal
USS_Monssen_(DD-436)
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
saw action again at the battle of the Eastern Solomons where she helped to cripple the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise but failed to score an overall victory
Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku
Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Shōkaku
Buckley-class destroyer escort
the northern Solomons. She departed Humboldt Bay on 15 July 1944 and, after a brief stop at Cape Cretin, arrived in the northern Solomons at Empress Augusta
USS_Witter
Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
operations in the central Solomons using U.S. Navy and Marine Corps torpedo bombers to sow mines throughout the northern Solomons. After a month, these operations
Battle_of_Blackett_Strait
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. During World War II in
USS_Hornet_(CV-8)
Fletcher-class destroyer
From 27 August, she was based at Port Purvis on Florida Island, in the Solomons, where she was part of a striking force designed to interrupt the passage
USS_Charles_Ausburne_(DD-570)
Gleaves-class destroyer
USS Lansdowne (DD-486), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne
USS_Lansdowne
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
Russell Islands in the Solomons. Through the end of 1944 and in the first three months of 1945, Taurus continued supplying the Solomons; primarily to Guadalcanal
USS_Taurus_(AF-25)
Fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II
Guadalcanal campaign. After the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24–25 August, in which the fleet carrier USS Enterprise was heavily damaged and forced to sail
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Battle_of_the_Santa_Cruz_Islands
Fletcher-class destroyer
Santo and Nouméa in the continuing Solomon Islands operations. She patrolled in the waters of the Southern Solomons to stop the "Tokyo Express", the nightly
USS_De_Haven_(DD-469)
Destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz. During the Guadalcanal campaign, Kawakaze torpedoed and sank the destroyer USS Blue and after bombarding
Japanese destroyer Kawakaze (1936)
Japanese_destroyer_Kawakaze_(1936)
Fletcher-class destroyer
then sailed for amphibious warfare exercises in the Solomons. Guest departed Purvis Bay, Solomon Islands, 6 September 1944. A unit of Rear Admiral Jesse
USS_Guest
Cannon-class destroyer escort
and New Caledonia advanced bases to the various fighting fronts of the Solomons. As Osterhaus patrolled off the beach at Kola Point, Guadalcanal, in the
USS_Osterhaus
Waterway in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands
Night Battles of the Solomons. Exposition Press. ISBN 0-682-40333-4. McGee, William L. (2002). "Operation TOENAILS". The Solomons Campaigns, 1942-1943:
Kula_Gulf
Military unit
0137". USS Enterprise CV-6 Association accurate. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. "Battle of the Eastern Solomons". USS
Enterprise_Air_Group
Buckley-class destroyer escort
USS J. Douglas Blackwood (DE-219), was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1961
USS_J._Douglas_Blackwood
Clemson-class destroyer
The third USS Perry (DD-340/DMS-17) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was one of eight ships named for
USS_Perry_(DD-340)
Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932). Pringle
USS_Pringle
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
base she sailed on antisubmarine patrols in the Solomons and escorted convoys throughout the Solomons and the Florida Islands until 2 July 1945. On 1
USS_Conflict_(AM-85)
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
USS Honolulu (CL-48) of the United States Navy was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser active in the Pacific War (World War II). Honolulu was launched in 1937
USS_Honolulu_(CL-48)
Kagerō-class destroyer
battle of Midway, and escorted carriers during the battles of the Eastern Solomons and Santa Cruz. Amatsukaze probably saw the highlight of her career at
Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (1939)
Japanese_destroyer_Amatsukaze_(1939)
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
operation. On 3 September 1943 she arrived at Tulagi and remained in the Solomons on inter-island escort and minesweeping duty with occasional convoy voyages
USS_Constant_(AM-86)
U.S. military campaign in World War II
patrols over the next two months. "Combat Narratives Solomon Islands Campaign: I The Landing in the Solomons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 77
Guadalcanal_campaign
Fletcher-class destroyer
the Solomons. By 27 August, Stanly and the other three destroyers were off Guadalcanal, patrolling the anchorage at Lengo Channel. The Solomons-Bismarcks
USS_Stanly
Buckley-class destroyer escort
the Solomons. The destroyer escort operated on this circuit for four months while Allied forces consolidated their grip on the northern Solomons. On 5
USS_Bowers
reported to the 3d Fleet at Funafuti, Ellice Islands. After training in the Solomons, she took part in the landings on Emirau Island 11 April, and carried troops
USS_Elmore
United States Navy Gato-class submarine
USS Greenling (SS-213), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the greenling. Commissioned in 1942, Greenling
USS_Greenling_(SS-213)
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
1 February to support the operations on Guadalcanal and throughout the Solomons with cargo brought from New Zealand to Nouméa, Tulagi, and Guadalcanal
USS_Celeno
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
and the Fiji Islands, and acted in support of the consolidation of the Solomons, the invasions of Cape Torokina, Bougainville, and Emirau. From 27 July
USS_Draco
1941 Tryon-class evacuation transport
USS Pinkney (APH-2) was a Tryon-class evacuation transport that was assigned to the U.S. Navy during World War II. Pinkney served in the Pacific Ocean
USS_Pinkney
Atlanta-class light cruiser
The USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active
USS_San_Diego_(CL-53)
Japanese admiral
Georgia was ambushed by US Task Group 31.2 (USS Dunlap, USS Craven, USS Maury, USS Lang, USS Sterett, and USS Stack). All four Japanese destroyers were
Sugiura_Kajū
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
she departed the Solomons for Espiritu Santo, arriving there the next day. On 7 May, she began her return voyage to the Solomons; and, two days later
USS_Skylark_(AM-63)
Benham-class destroyer
USS Benham (DD-397) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Ellicot Kennedy
USS_Benham_(DD-397)
United States Navy admiral (1888–1972)
carrier USS Enterprise, which he led during the long and difficult Solomon Islands campaign, participating in the Battles of the Eastern Solomons and the
Thomas_C._Kinkaid
Operations: World War I convoy escort, World War II minelayer and patrols, Solomons, Aleutian, Kwajalein, Peleliu Designation: Destroyer No. 122, DD-122, DM-18
List of Wickes-class destroyers
List_of_Wickes-class_destroyers
Wickes-class destroyer
then reported for patrol and escort duty in the Solomons. Crosby aided in the consolidation of the Solomons, landing troops on New Georgia between 30 June
USS_Crosby
Farragut-class destroyer
remained in the Solomons to protect supply and communication lines, and screened the Saratoga during the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942
USS_Dewey_(DD-349)
1941 Aloe-class net laying ship
Pacific, first at New Caledonia, later in the New Hebrides, and then in the Solomons. Her active service was interrupted only by two repair periods – August
USS_Butternut
Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser
Battle of Vella Gulf, a naval engagement in the Solomons campaign of World War II, the first being USS Vella Gulf (CVE-111), an escort carrier commissioned
USS_Vella_Gulf_(CG-72)
American historian
Davis family shipwrights, and in particular the M. M. Davis & Company of Solomons Island, Maryland, whose owner Clarence E. Davis built yachts for many designers
Geoffrey_M._Footner
Crescent City class attack transport
USS Monrovia (APA-31) was a Crescent City class attack transport of the United States Navy, built from a C-3 Delta commercial freighter design, and was
USS_Monrovia
Naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II
Eastern Solomons August 1942. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-2052-7. Kilpatrick, C. W. (1987). Naval Night Battles of the Solomons. Exposition
Battle_of_Savo_Island
Fletcher-class destroyer
also left the Solomons area to visit New Caledonia, either escorting ships there or for availability. Her first combat in the Solomons came early in October
USS_Terry_(DD-513)
Battle during World War II
effectively resist the Japanese offensive in the Solomons, the British Resident Commissioner of the Solomon Islands protectorate and the few Australian troops
Invasion_of_Tulagi_(May_1942)
they were transferred to USS Hope (AH-7) and USS Bountiful (AH-9). On 2 February, she joined a convoy and departed for the Solomons. On 22 February, the evacuation
USS_Tryon
(CVL), USS Saratoga (CV), and USS Enterprise (CV). USS Saratoga was seriously damaged at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in August 1942 and was under
Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
Pacific_Theater_aircraft_carrier_operations_during_World_War_II
by way of ceremony, and non-commissioned. Ships denoted with the prefix "USS" are commissioned ships. Prior to commissioning, ships may be described as
List of current ships of the United States Navy
List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy
New Orleans class heavy cruiser (1933–1959)
USS New Orleans (CL/CA-32) was the lead New Orleans-class cruiser in service with the United States Navy. The New Orleans-class cruisers were the last
USS_New_Orleans_(CA-32)
United States Navy admiral (1882–1959)
and, during World War I, commanded the destroyer USS Shaw. He took command of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in 1935 after completing a course in naval
William_Halsey_Jr.
Lead ship of the Tone-class heavy cruisers
destroyer USS Edsall in the Java Sea, before escorting aircraft carriers at the Indian Ocean Raid and battles of Midway, Eastern Solomons, and Santa
Japanese_cruiser_Tone_(1937)
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USS Naos (AK-105) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. Naos was named after the star Naos, in the constellation
USS_Naos
Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
Night Battles of the Solomons. Exposition Press. ISBN 0-682-40333-4. McGee, William L. (2002). "Operation TOENAILS". The Solomons Campaigns, 1942–1943:
Hiroaki_Abe
Early-to-mid 20th century ship
USS Hunter Liggett (APA-14) was built as an Emergency Fleet Corporation (EFC) Design 1029 ship. It was launched as Palmetto State, and shortly after,
USS_Hunter_Liggett
Buckley-class destroyer escort
Osmus was back in the Solomons-New Hebrides area, where she operated as an escort vessel until 10 November. From the Solomons, Osmus shifted her base
USS_Osmus
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German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Smoke.
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Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
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Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Boy/Male
Biblical
An ass.
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.
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
Arabic
Saffron
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English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun Rays
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Male
Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.
n.
One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
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. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
v. t.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
v. t.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
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 behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
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.
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.