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Royal Navy USS Daring (AM-87), a World War II minesweeper SS Wallsend (1943), a cargo ship later renamed Daring Daring (steamboat 1909) Daring (keelboat)
Daring
Minesweeper of the United States Navy
USS Daring (AM-87) was an Adroit-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 12 March 1942 by the Commercial Iron Works of Portland, Oregon
USS_Daring
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
2009 Royal Navy destroyer class
The Type 45 destroyer, also known as the D or Daring class, is a class of six guided-missile destroyers built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the
Type_45_destroyer
1797 heavy frigate of the U.S. Navy
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned
USS_Constitution
(DE-54/APD-38) USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626/MTS-626) USS Danville (PG-105) USS Dapdap (YFB-684) USS Daraga (SP-43) USS Darby (DE-218) USS Daring (AM-87) USS Darke
List of United States Navy ships: D–F
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_D–F
PC-1589. USS Constant (AM-86). Reclassified PC-1590. USS Daring (AM-87). Reclassified PC-1591. USS Dash (AM-88). Reclassified PC-1592. USS Despite (AM-89)
Adroit-class_minesweeper
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
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Somers may refer to: USS Somers (1812), was a schooner that fought on Lake Erie and Huron during the War of 1812. She was captured by the British in
USS_Somers
Destroyer class of the US Navy
13. "USS Forrest Sherman". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 6 May 2019. "USS John Paul Jones". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 6 May 2019. "USS Barry"
Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Forrest_Sherman-class_destroyer
Type of warship intended to escort other larger ships
preserved as museum ships USS The Sullivans (DD-537) in Buffalo, New York, USA USS Kidd (DD-661) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA USS Cassin Young (DD-793)
Destroyer
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Bulkeley received for his forcefulness and daringness during the defense of the Philippines. The hallmarks of USS Bulkeley, honor and high achievement, are
USS_Bulkeley
Brig of the Royal Navy
London, 13 October 1845 "HMS Daring at Naval Database website". Retrieved 1 November 2008. The London Gazette, 2 December 1851 "USS Somers at National Archives"
HMS_Daring_(1844)
First ironclad of the US Navy, 1861–1862
USS Monitor was an ironclad warship built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War and completed in early 1862, becoming the first such
USS_Monitor
Daring-class destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Daring was the nameship of the Daring-class destroyers authorised in 1944. Between 1953 and 1957 they were reclassified as "Darings" and not included
HMS_Daring_(D05)
1976 film by Jack Smight
tenth most popular movie at the box office in 1976. On April 18, 1942, a daring and unexpected bomb raid on Tokyo stuns the Japanese. The commander of the
Midway_(1976_film)
United States Navy ship
USS Providence (CL-82/CLG-6/CG-6) was a Cleveland-class light cruiser and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Providence
USS_Providence_(CL-82)
Geopolitical conflict
Lincoln), three destroyers (USS Momsen, USS Sterett, USS Russell) and seven British warships including the destroyer Daring and a number of Type 23 frigates
2011–2012 Strait of Hormuz dispute
2011–2012_Strait_of_Hormuz_dispute
19th c. New Zealand schooner
Daring was a 17-metre (55'8") schooner, launched on 1 September 1863 in Mangawhai, New Zealand. It was wrecked twice, once in 1864, and again in 1865.
Daring_(schooner)
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned
HMS_Dragon_(D35)
Tugboat of the United States Navy
The second USS Choctaw was a yard tug in the United States Navy from the Spanish–American War to World War II. She was renamed USS Wicomico in 1918. A
USS_Choctaw_(1898)
United States Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston
USS_Johnston_(DD-557)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The first USS Undine was a sternwheel steamer and tinclad warship that served with both the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War
USS_Undine_(1863)
2016 film by Craig Gillespie
based on The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. The film stars Chris
The_Finest_Hours_(2016_film)
Horatio Nelson is said to have called this "the most bold and daring act of the age." USS Susquehanna (1850) was Commodore Matthew Perry's flagship when
United_States_Navy_ships
US Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1914–1943)
was sent out, but there was no response. In 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS O'Hare (DD-889) was named in his honor. On September 19, 1949, the Chicago-area
Edward_O'Hare
United States naval officer and commodore (1779–1820)
Frigates: USS Guerrier (flagship), USS Macedonian and USS Constellation; sloop of war USS Ontario; brigs USS Epervier, USS Firefly, USS Flambeau and USS Spark;
Stephen_Decatur
D-class destroyer
HMS Daring was a D-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the early 1930s. The ship spent the bulk of her career on the China Station. She was briefly
HMS_Daring_(H16)
Sloop-of-war of the United States Navy
USS Housatonic was a screw sloop-of-war of the United States Navy, taking its name from the Housatonic River of New England. Housatonic was launched on
USS_Housatonic_(1861)
United States Navy admiral and Medal of Honor recipient (1911–1996)
States Navy named an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer after him: USS Bulkeley (DDG-84), commissioned in 2001. Bulkeley was born in New York City
John_D._Bulkeley
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
USS Stout (DDG-55) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer. Built for the United States Navy by Ingalls Shipbuilding, she
USS_Stout
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier (1956–1994)
USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60) was the second of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth
USS_Saratoga_(CV-60)
Fletcher-class destroyer
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer. The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George
USS_The_Sullivans_(DD-537)
Schooner
Marchioness 22 May: USS Columbine 1 Jun: Daring 12 Jun: USS Lavender 14 Jun: USS Courier 19 Jun: CSS Alabama 19 Jun: Alvin Clark 24 Jun: USS Queen City 27 Jun:
Grafton_(ship)
Destroyer equipped with guided missiles
USS Ross (DDG-71) USS Mahan (DDG-72) USS Decatur (DDG-73) USS McFaul (DDG-74) USS Donald Cook (DDG-75) USS Higgins (DDG-76) USS O'Kane (DDG-77) USS Porter
Guided-missile_destroyer
Military unit
deployed in May 1996 with USS Carl Vinson, USS Shiloh, USS Arkansas, USS California, USS Crommelin, USS Camden, USS Hawkbill, USS Jefferson City, and Carrier
Carrier_Strike_Group_9
1944 American war film by Mervyn LeRoy
Ruptured Duck, the seventh of 16 B-25s to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The film depicts the raid accurately and uses actual wartime footage
Thirty_Seconds_Over_Tokyo
Undeclared naval war between the United States and France, 1798–1800
funding was approved for the USS Congress, USS Chesapeake, and USS President, plus the frigates USS General Greene and USS Adams. The provision of naval
Quasi-War
Confederate States Navy ironclad
encountered a flotilla of eight Union warships, including USS Miami, USS Mattabesett, USS Sassacus, and USS Wyalusing, in what would become known as the Battle
CSS_Albemarle
1955 war novel by C. S. Forester
Krause, the commanding officer of the fictional US Navy Mahan-class destroyer USS Keeling in World War II. Krause is in overall command of an escort group
The_Good_Shepherd_(novel)
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Wonsan Harbor while embarked in his flagship, the U.S.S. LAFFEY, Captain Conger conducted a series of daring counterbattery duels with the enemy and was greatly
USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
Gleaves-class destroyer
USS Hobson (DD-464/DMS-26), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded
USS_Hobson
Submarine of the United States
USS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-class submarine, was the first vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found
USS_Harder_(SS-257)
Sidewheel steamer ram ship
The USS Queen of the West was a sidewheel steamer ram ship and the flagship of the United States Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade. It was
USS_Queen_of_the_West
boring into her wooden hull. She was raised on 26 April and was towed by USS Vanderbilt to Hampton Roads, Virginia, where she arrived on 25 May 1865.
CSS_Columbia
Peruvian Navy destroyer
BAP Ferré (DM-74) was a Daring-class destroyer in service with the Peruvian Navy from 1973 to 2007. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders and completed
BAP_Ferré_(DM-74)
American Civil War tugboat
USS Aster was a steam operated tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways
USS_Aster
United States Navy Commodore
During his military career, he commanded the warships USS Argus, USS Chesapeake, USS President, and USS Constitution. During the War of 1812, Hull, commanding
Isaac_Hull
Golf II-class ballistic missile submarine
the French submarine Minerve, and the American nuclear-powered submarine USS Scorpion. After nearly two weeks of radio silence during her patrol in the
Soviet_submarine_K-129_(1960)
Admiral Hipper-class cruiser
and undergoing repairs, the ship participated in Operation Cerberus, a daring daylight dash through the English Channel back to Germany. In February 1942
German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1913–2007)
Fluckey credited his Medal of Honor to the actions of the entire crew of USS Barb, detailing his efforts to ensure their valor was properly recognized
Eugene_B._Fluckey
Dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy
USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston, Texas, and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned
USS_Texas_(BB-35)
United States Navy officer (1774–1833)
ships, including the USS Constitution, and saw service in the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812. Bainbridge was also in command of the USS Philadelphia when
William_Bainbridge
United States Navy guided-missile frigate
USS De Wert (FFG-45) is a decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate of the United States Navy. She was named for Hospitalman Richard De Wert (1931–1951)
USS_De_Wert
American World War II admiral
aggressive aerial warfare tactics as a Navy captain on the Admiral's staff aboard USS Enterprise and at Nouméa during World War II. His citation for the Distinguished
Miles_Browning
US Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1894–1942)
served on the USS R-22 (SS-99) and USS R-3 (SS-80). In 1921, he and his family returned from Panama, and he assisted in outfitting USS S-51 (SS-162).
Cassin_Young
Arthur Middleton-class attack transport, 1942–47
USS Samuel Chase (APA-26), launched as SS African Meteor, was an Arthur Middleton-class attack transport manned by the United States Coast Guard during
USS_Samuel_Chase
2013 Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Defender is the fifth of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name. Construction
HMS_Defender_(D36)
an American FA-18 Hornet to destroy the USS Seawolf which is being held in Canton harbor. But after the daring mission, several high-ranking U.S. Navy
U.S.S._Seawolf_(novel)
United States 36-gun frigate
USS Philadelphia, a 1240-ton, 36-gun frigate, was the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Philadelphia. Originally named
USS_Philadelphia_(1799)
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She is the third US Naval ship to be named Lake Champlain
USS_Lake_Champlain_(CG-57)
Gato-class submarine sunk in 1944
USS Robalo (SS-273), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the róbalo or common snook. Robalo′s keel was
USS_Robalo
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Clifton was a shallow-draft side-wheel paddle steamer, built in 1861 at Brooklyn, as a civilian ferry. The Union Navy bought her early that December
USS_Clifton_(1861)
US Navy officer, author (1918–2002)
Seventh War Patrols against the enemy. Employing highly daring and hazardous tactics, the USS Trigger struck at the enemy with consistent aggressiveness
Edward_L._Beach_Jr.
2016 film by Justin Lin
entered development but was ultimately canceled. The Federation starship USS Enterprise arrives at Starbase Yorktown for resupply and shore leave for
Star_Trek_Beyond
American rear admiral (1909–1987)
Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. TREPANG during the Second War Patrol of that vessel in enemy Japanese-controlled waters. Daringly penetrating a strong hostile
Roy_M._Davenport
United States admiral (1886–1969)
transport ship USS Agamemnon, before he was ordered to Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, for duty in connection with fitting out of destroyer USS Aaron Ward
Raymond_A._Spruance
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Philippi was a blockade runner captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She served the Union Navy's struggle against the Confederate
USS_Philippi
Sailing frigate of the United States Navy
USS Brandywine (formerly named Susquehanna) was a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy bearing 44 guns which had the initial
USS_Brandywine
Permit-class submarine
USS Plunger (SSN-595), a Permit-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named "plunger", meaning a diver or a daring gambler
USS_Plunger_(SSN-595)
Submarine of the United States
USS Plunger/A-1 (SS-2) was one of the earliest submarines of the United States Navy. She was the lead boat of Plunger class and later renamed A-1 when
USS_Plunger_(SS-2)
American naval officer
He was nicknamed the "Seawolf of the Confederacy" for his exploits and daring. Charles William Read was born in Satartia, Mississippi in 1840. He was
Charles_Read_(naval_officer)
Deep-sea drillship platform used by the CIA to recover sunken Soviet submarine
Pacific Ocean 1,560 miles (2,510 km) NW of Hawaii, on 8 March 1968. The USS Halibut identified the wreck site and the CIA crafted an elaborate and highly
Glomar_Explorer
1950 battle of the Korean War
of Task Element 90.62, made up of USS Collett, USS De Haven, USS Gurke, USS Henderson, USS Lyman K. Swenson, and USS Mansfield. Royal Canadian Navy destroyers
Battle_of_Inchon
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)
Battle of the American Civil War
Galveston Harbor, which consisted of USS Clifton, USS Harriet Lane, USS Westfield, USS Owasco, USS Corypheus and USS Sachem. Outnumbered six to two by the
Battle_of_Galveston
Union Navy (US) sidewheel steamship
USS Linden was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy
USS_Linden
United States Navy steam-powered cruiser
USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) is a protected cruiser that saw service with the United States Navy from her commissioning in 1895 until 1922. She
USS_Olympia_(C-6)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Tawah was a 108-ton steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Tawah was used by the Union Navy as a convoy and patrol vessel
USS_Tawah
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Commodore Jones was a ferryboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Ferryboats were of great value, since, because of their
USS_Commodore_Jones
Carl Kice Brown (1917–2017), and Long Qiming (c. 1923–2014). Bray was a USS Indianapolis crew member. The last survivor of the ship's Marine Detachment
List of last surviving World War II veterans
List_of_last_surviving_World_War_II_veterans
Strait between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
three destroyers, seven British warships, including the destroyer HMS Daring and four Type 23 frigates, and the French frigate La Motte-Picquet. On 24 January
Strait_of_Hormuz
Last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy
USS Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy. She was built at the Gosport Shipyard between
USS_Constellation_(1854)
1859 gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
Patrick Henry was also present during some of Virginia's other actions. In a daring night operation on 5 May 1862, she helped remove Confederate property from
CSS_Patrick_Henry
38-gun frigate of the United States Navy
original six frigates of the U.S. Navy. For comparison, interpretation of the USS Constitution, preserved in Boston harbor, suggests original wood or components
USS_Chesapeake_(1799)
United States warship
The first USS Intrepid was a captured ketch rigged galiot in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War. Intrepid was built in France in 1798
USS_Intrepid_(1798)
USS Lady of the Lake was a small schooner in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. She was built by Henry Eckford of Sacketts Harbor, New York
USS_Lady_of_the_Lake
Tugboat of the United States Navy
USS Lavender was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy as a tugboat. Lavender, a tug built at Philadelphia
USS_Lavender
Submarine of the United States
(1999), Wake of the Wahoo: The Heroic Story of America's Most Daring WWII Submarine, USS Wahoo (4th ed.), R. A. Cline, ISBN 978-0-9663235-2-8. Written
USS_Wahoo_(SS-238)
Boat converted by the navy into 572-ton river gunboat
USS Conestoga was originally a civilian side-wheel towboat built at Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in 1859. She was acquired by the U.S. Army in June 1861
USS_Conestoga_(1861)
Steamboat of the Union Navy during the American Civil War
USS Rattler was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederate
USS_Rattler
US Navy side-wheel steamer in service 1862-1864
USS Columbine was a side-wheel steamer that patrolled with the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron of the United States Navy in the American Civil War
USS_Columbine_(1862)
Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy
USS Flier (SS-250) was a Gato-class submarine. It was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier: a freshwater fish from the American
USS_Flier
American naval submarine officer and WWII Medal of Honor recipient
of 436, Gilmore was commissioned in 1926 and reported to the battleship USS Mississippi (BB-41). His Naval Academy classmates included Wade McClusky
Howard_W._Gilmore
carrier USS Wasp and destroyer USS O'Brien and damages battleship USS North Carolina with a single salvo. 1942, November 13 - I-26 sinks USS Juneau. The
List_of_submarine_actions
US Navy gunboat
The third USS Water Witch was a wooden-hulled, sidewheel gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is best known as the ship
USS_Water_Witch_(1851)
1800 naval battle of the Quasi-War
United States. American forces landed about a hundred troops and sailors from USS Sally in Puerto Plata and boarded the French corvette Sandwich anchored there
Battle_of_Puerto_Plata_Harbor
1976 Israeli counter-terrorist operation
BBC Dunstan, Simon (2011). Entebbe: the most daring raid of Israel's special forces. The most daring raids in history. New York: Rosen Pub. ISBN 978-1-4488-1868-6
Entebbe_raid
Submarine of the United States
USS Plunger was an experimental submarine built for the United States Navy. She was ordered in 1895 and launched in 1897, but was never commissioned for
USS_Plunger_(1895)
Submarine of the United States
USS Cabrilla (SS/AGSS-288), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the cabrilla, an edible fish inhabiting the Mediterranean
USS_Cabrilla
USS DARING
USS DARING
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.
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
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.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun Rays
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Boy/Male
Biblical
An ass.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Smoke.
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
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.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Saffron
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
USS DARING
USS DARING
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Long Estate
Boy/Male
Hindu
Chndra mauleshawar (Lord Shiva)
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Elephant (in Sanskrit)
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Traditional
Lord of Braj Land
Girl/Female
Hindu
Inspiration, Enthusiasm
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Powerful; Mighty; Strong; Rich; Successful
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Enlightening
Boy/Male
Muslim
Ardor, Vigor of youth
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Benignus, BENIGNO means "kind."
Girl/Female
Australian, Irish
Myth Name
USS DARING
USS DARING
USS DARING
USS DARING
USS DARING
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. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
v. t.
The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.
n.
One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
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.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
v. t.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
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 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. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
v. t.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
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 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 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.
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.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
v. t.
Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.