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Gunboat of the United States Navy
Confederate flag and hoisted a white one. Then he turned Planter over to the USS Onward of the Union blockading force. Besides Smalls, Planter carried 15
USS_Planter_(1860)
USS Peri was one of the ships of the Stone Fleet, sunk in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina as a blockade during the American Civil War. Peri was
USS_Peri
Topics referred to by the same term
emerging academic field USS Peri (1861), a Union Navy ship of the American Civil War Peri, an arene substitution pattern Peri, a dialect of the Kalanga
Peri_(disambiguation)
Civil War Confederate ironclad
scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack. Virginia was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads, opposing the Union's USS Monitor in March 1862
CSS_Virginia
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
American Civil War ironclad warship
USS Cairo /ˈkeɪroʊ/ is the lead ship of the City-class casemate ironclads built at the beginning of the American Civil War to serve as river gunboats
USS_Cairo
First of the six original frigates of the U.S. Navy
USS United States was a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy and the first of the six original frigates authorized for
USS_United_States_(1797)
American military ship
USS Galena was a wooden-hulled broadside ironclad built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War. The ship was initially assigned to the
USS_Galena_(1862)
First Confederate ironclad warship
then charged USS Mississippi and delivered a long glancing blow to her hull, also firing her single cannon as she rammed. Next she rammed USS Brooklyn, again
CSS_Manassas
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Minnesota was a wooden steam frigate in the United States Navy. Launched in 1855 and commissioned eighteen months later, the ship served in east Asia
USS_Minnesota_(1855)
US Navy sailing frigate, 1842–1862
The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Cumberland
USS_Cumberland_(1842)
US Navy vessel sunk in 1862
USS Congress was a United States Navy frigate in operation between 1842 and 1862. The fourth Navy ship to carry the name Congress, she served in the Mediterranean
USS_Congress_(1841)
British sailing steamship launched in 1858
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
SS_Great_Eastern
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The City-class ironclad USS Cincinnati was a stern-wheel casemate gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Cincinnati
USS_Cincinnati_(1861)
Originally intended to be a ship of the line for the U.S. Navy
USS Vermont was originally intended to be a ship of the line for the United States Navy when laid down in 1818, but was not commissioned until 1862, when
USS_Vermont_(1848)
US revenue cutter ship (1837–1861)
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Washington_(1837_ship)
Racing yacht; 1st winner of the America's Cup
both the Civil War and World War II, along with the USS Constitution, USS Constellation and USS Hartford. The New York Yacht Club acquired several relics
America_(yacht)
its way to capture New Orleans. In the engagement Stonewall Jackson rammed USS Varuna, which had already been struck by CSS Governor Moore. With Varuna's
CSS_Stonewall_Jackson
Superior Bay". Twin Cities. March 24, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2023. "U.S.S. Essex". Lake Superior Shipwrecks. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved
List of shipwrecks of the United States
List_of_shipwrecks_of_the_United_States
Confederate gunboat of American Civil War
supported by shore batteries briefly and inconclusively engaged the gunboats USS Lexington and Tyler off Hickman, Kentucky. The Federal ships finding the
CSS_Jackson
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Varuna was a screw steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Union naval strategy called for a blockade of the Confederate
USS_Varuna_(1861)
Steamboat
she assisted CSS Virginia in attacking USS Congress and USS Cumberland and stood by during the battle between USS Monitor and Virginia. The Confederate
CSS_Jamestown
1862 Arkansas-class ironclad
Farragut's ships was generally ineffectual, although a shot from the sloop USS Oneida destroyed Arkansas's sickbay, damaged her machinery and killed three
CSS_Arkansas
that she exchanged shots with at least one attacking ship, USS Brooklyn (misidentified as USS Hartford in the Confederate reports). Three shots from Louisiana
CSS_Louisiana
repaired by the Union army, and on 16 June 1862 was moved into Union service as USS General Price and served until the end of the war. CSS General Sterling Price
Laurent_Millaudon_(steamboat)
Hospital steamship of the American Civil War
USS Red Rover was a 650-ton Confederate States of America steamer that the United States Navy captured. After refitting the vessel, the Union used it
USS_Red_Rover
CSS Ellis (later USS Ellis) was a gunboat in the Confederate States Navy and the United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was lost during
CSS_Ellis
USS Timor was purchased at Sag Harbor, New York on 30 October 1861. She was sunk as part of the Stone Fleet at Maffitts channel in Charleston harbor on
USS_Timor
Confederate submarine from the American Civil War
Watson. While the United States Navy was constructing its first submarine, USS Alligator, during the American Civil War in late 1861, the Confederates were
Pioneer_(submarine)
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
CSS_General_Lovell
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Plymouth was a sloop-of-war constructed and commissioned just prior to the Mexican–American War. She was heavily gunned, and traveled to Japan as
USS_Plymouth_(1844)
erroneous inscription stating that it was captured from the CSS Louisiana. The USS Louisiana was in the Elizabeth City battle, may have been involved in the
CSS_Fanny
Ram used by the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War
battle, Colonel Lovell was rammed by the United States Ram Fleet vessel USS Queen of the West with such force that the Confederate vessel nearly broke
CSS_Colonel_Lovell
Cottonclad ram of the Confederate States Navy
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
CSS_General_M._Jeff_Thompson
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS General Bragg was a heavy (1,043-ton) steamer captured by Union Navy forces during the American Civil War. She was outfitted as a U.S. Navy gunboat
USS_General_Bragg
Steamboat
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on February 10 when she was rammed and sunk by USS Commodore Perry. Her casualties were two killed, four wounded, and the rest
CSS_Sea_Bird
Confederate Navy ironclad warship
for two more guns, for a total of twenty. For comparison, CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) carried only 12 guns, while Louisiana had 16. From the first,
CSS_Mississippi
(SP-86) USS Peri (1861) USS Peridot (PYc-18) USS Peril (AM-272/MSF-272) USS Periwinkle (1864) USS Perkins (DD-26, DD-377, DD-877/DDR-877) USS Permit (SS-178
List of United States Navy ships: P
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_P
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Fulton was a steamer that served the U.S. Navy prior to the American Civil War, and was recommissioned in time to see service in that war. However
USS_Fulton_(1837)
Civil War gunboat
USS Mound City was a City-class ironclad gunboat built for service on the Mississippi River and its tributaries in the American Civil War. Originally
USS_Mound_City
Gunboat of the Confederate States Navy
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
CSS_Forrest
The first USS Meteor retained her commercial name when the United States Navy purchased her for the "Stone Fleet." She was sunk as an obstruction in Charleston
USS_Meteor_(1819)
1862 American Confederate warship
in the Battle of Plum Point Bend, where she rammed and sank the ironclad USS Mound City. On June 6, General Earl Van Dorn was the only vessel of the River
CSS_General_Earl_Van_Dorn
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
HMS_St_Vincent_(1815)
Gunboat during the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas
The first USS Adirondack was a large and powerful screw-assisted sloop of war with heavy guns, contracted by the Union Navy early in the American Civil
USS_Adirondack_(1862)
The second USS Potomac was an old whaler the United States Navy purchased on 1 November 1861. She was a part of the "Stone Fleet," a group of ships used
USS_Potomac_(1861)
Confederate Navy ship
struck ship's paddle wheels. General Beauregard fired a shot at the ironclad USS Benton and missed; return fire from Benton caused a boiler explosion which
CSS_General_Beauregard
American Civil War sidewheel paddle streamer
General Sumter applied the final of three ramming blows to the ironclad USS Cincinnati, which sank the Union vessel. On June 6, during the First Battle
CSS_General_Sumter
USS Stephen Young was one of the ships of the Stone Fleet, sunk in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina to be used as a blockade during the American
USS_Stephen_Young
Steamboat
vicinity of Quantico Creek. On July 7, 1861, she was damaged by gunfire from USS Pocahontas. George Page was destroyed by her crew upon abandonment of the
CSS_George_Page
Tugboat of the United States Navy
USS Sallie Wood was a 256-ton steamer captured by the Union Navy during the early years of the American Civil War. She assigned by the Union Navy during
USS_Sallie_Wood
30, 1865 USS Peri 57 April 30, 1864 June 20, 1864 Served on the White River in July 1864. Sold, August 17, 1865 Wrecked, January 8, 1868 USS Sibyl 59
List of tinclad warships of the Union Navy
List_of_tinclad_warships_of_the_Union_Navy
Confederate two-masted schooner
Warrior was initially ignored by the Union fleet, but when she opened fire the USS Whitehead turned and closed in to attack. The crew abandoned ship, setting
CSS_Black_Warrior
Ship of the Confederate Navy in the American Civil War
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
CSS_Curlew
1853 sailing ship built by William H. Webb
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Young_America_(clipper)
1853 clipper ship
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Sweepstakes_(clipper)
The first USS New England was a whaler purchased by the Union Navy at New London, Connecticut, on November 21, 1861. New England was used in the "Stone
USS_New_England_(1861)
Sidewheel steamer
and Pass Christian areas. She took part in several minor actions involving USS New London, two of which resulted in the Confederates moving into shallow
CSS_Oregon
1861 ship of the Royal Navy
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
HMS_Defence_(1861)
Sloops-of-war of the United States Navy
USS Germantown was a United States Navy sloop-of-war in commission for various periods between 1847 and 1860. She saw service in the Mexican–American
USS_Germantown_(1846)
Cushing-class schooner revenue cutter
Columbiad and four 24-pounder carronades. On September 20, the sidewheel steamer USS Water Witch entered the Mississippi River. Pickens and the armed towboat
CSS_Pickens
US ship in its Civil War
USS Brockenborough was a sloop captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy primarily as a ship's tender and
USS_Brockenborough
USS Noble (1861) was a wooden bark purchased during the American Civil War by the Union Navy 2 December 1861 at Sag Harbor, New York. Noble was selected
USS_Noble_(1861)
Prussian barque wrecked in False Bay
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Johanna_Wagner_(ship)
Tugboat of the United States Navy
USS Island Belle was a large tugboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Although carrying relatively heavy weaponry, she was used
USS_Island_Belle
Union navy gunboat steamer in the American Civil War
USS Isaac N. Seymour, also referred to variously as Seymour, I. N. Seymour and J. N. Seymour, was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy for use as a gunboat
USS_Isaac_N._Seymour
The first USS Bainbridge was a brig in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Commodore William Bainbridge, U.S. Naval
USS_Bainbridge_(1842)
19th-century American steamship
The second USS Memphis was a 7-gun screw steamer, built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1861, which briefly served as a Confederate
USS_Memphis_(1862)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The second USS Oneida was a Mohican-class screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy. During the Civil War, she destroyed the CSS Governor Moore and
USS_Oneida_(1861)
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
PS_Iona_(1855)
1853 British tea clipper
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Lord_of_the_Isles_(clipper)
Floating battery of the Confederate States Navy
the transport Ohio Belle. On the night of April 4/5, the Union ironclad USS Carondelet ran past the Confederate batteries at Island No. 10 downriver
CSS_New_Orleans
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Henry Andrew 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
USS_Henry_Andrew
Union schooner during the American Civil War
USS Maria J. Carlton was a schooner acquired by the United States Navy on October 15, 1861, during the American Civil War. Built before the war, the vessel
USS_Maria_J._Carlton
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Whitehall was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was assigned blockade duty; however, her condition was not always
USS_Whitehall
Passenger steamboat
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
PS_Admiral_Moorsom
Confederate States Navy steam gunboat
steamer, but on approaching the fort was driven back by fire from the frigate USS Cumberland. Empire during this engagement was partly manned by a contingent
CSS_Appomattox
Confederate warship
emplaced in a shore position. On June 26, two Union ships, the rams USS Monarch and USS Lancaster, moved up the Yazoo River. Pickney ordered General Polk
CSS_General_Polk
American clipper ship
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Northern_Light_(clipper)
The first USS Mingo, a stern-wheel steamer built at California, Pennsylvania, in 1859 and used to tow coal barges, was purchased at Pittsburgh by Colonel
USS_Mingo_(1862)
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
CSS_Grampus
Confederate states sidewheel steamer
under fire from Palmer's position. On the night of April 4/5, the ironclad USS Carondelet ran past the Confederate defenses of Island Number Ten to New
CSS_Maurepas
Steamer in the Confederate States Navy
westwards from Horn Island, Pamlico spotted the blockading gunboats USS New London and USS De Soto near Mississippi City, Mississippi. The gunboat CSS Oregon
CSS_Pamlico
Confederate gunboat
sloop was captured as a pirate ship by the United States Navy sloop-of-war USS Saratoga during the Battle of Anton Lizardo on 6 March 1860. A construction
CSS_McRae
Gunboat of the United States Navy
USS Sidney C. Jones was a schooner that served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Built in East Haddam, Connecticut, and launched in April
USS_Sidney_C._Jones
Gunboat of the United States Navy
The second USS Tigress was a steamer chartered by the United States Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. She was commissioned in 1861 and
USS_Tigress_(1861)
American passenger and package freighter ship
iron-hulled merchant ship built entirely within the Great Lakes, the gunship USS Michigan, built in 1843, in Erie, Pennsylvania, was the first iron-hulled
SS_Merchant
American Civil War-era steam ship
USS R. B. Forbes was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Originally built in either 1845 or 1846, the vessel saw service
USS_R._B._Forbes
Steamboat
Governor Moore twice rammed USS Varuna, and a third thrust from another cottonclad forced Varuna aground. Next attacking USS Cayuga, Governor Moore exposed
Governor_Moore_(gunboat)
Ship of the line of the French Navy
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
French_ship_Centaure_(1818)
survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Smyrna, Ottoman Empire. USS Peri United States Navy American Civil War, Union blockade: The vessel, earmarked
List of shipwrecks in January 1862
List_of_shipwrecks_in_January_1862
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
SS_Mona's_Queen_(1852)
international help promptly. On 9 February 2001, the American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally struck and sank a Japanese high-school fisheries
List of submarine and submersible incidents since 2000
List_of_submarine_and_submersible_incidents_since_2000
Sidewheel steamer
Pamlico, took part in a small naval action near Pass Christian against USS New London, USS John P. Jackson, and the troop transport Henry Lewis. Carondelet
CSS_Carondelet
Packet Clipper Ships UK to Australia between 1854 and 1962
Jan: USS Meteor, USS Potomac 20 Jan: USS Margaret Scott 23 Jan: Ocean Chief 24 Jan: USS Peri 25 Jan: USS New England, USS Stephen Young 26 Jan: USS India
Ocean_Chief_(clipper)
Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
News. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Peri, Dinakar (23 September 2016). "India, France conclude Rafale deal". The Hindu
Dassault_Rafale
Series of carrier-based multirole combat aircraft
The Economic Times. 14 July 2018. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 29 April 2025. Peri, Dinakar (6 December 2020). "Indian Navy wants to join IAF in fighter jet
Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet
Period of escalations in the Middle East
The USS Carney shoots down Houthi missiles targeting Israel over the Red Sea on 19 October 2023.
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–present)
Houthi involvement in the Gaza war
of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance. On 19 October 2023, American warship USS Carney intercepted four Houthi land-attack cruise missiles and 15 drones
Red_Sea_crisis
Topics referred to by the same term
American music group Perry River (disambiguation) Parry (disambiguation) Peri (disambiguation) Perri (disambiguation) Perry's (disambiguation) (also includes
Perry_(disambiguation)
USS PERI
USS PERI
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Boy/Male
Biblical
An ass.
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
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
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
Male
Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
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
Egyptian
Smoke.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Boy/Male
Arabic
Saffron
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Oneself, Alone
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Slavic
Commanding peace.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The Lord's secret or miracle.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Peaceful; Easy; Patience; Comes Easy Goes Peacefully
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Laxmi; Goddess Saraswati
Boy/Male
Tamil
Belonging to the ocean
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Princess
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Spanish
Female Version of Carlos Manly
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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.
v. t.
To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use diligence in business.
v. t.
The premium paid for the possession and employment of borrowed money; interest; usury.
v. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
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.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
v. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
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 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.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
v. t.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
v. t.
Continued or repeated practice; customary employment; usage; custom; manner; habit.
n.
One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
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. 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."