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US Navy tank landing ship
USS Sphinx (ARL-24) was laid down as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship but converted to one of 39 Achelous-class repair ships that were
USS_Sphinx
launching. USS LST-1 USS LST-2 USS LST-3 USS LST-4 USS LST-5 USS LST-6 USS LST-7 USS LST-8 USS LST-9 USS LST-10 — converted to USS Achelous (ARL-1) USS LST-11
List of United States Navy LSTs
List_of_United_States_Navy_LSTs
Ship used to provide maintenance support to warships and other vessels
(ARL-21), ex-LST-1116 USS Romulus (ARL-22), ex-LST-961 USS Satyr (ARL-23), ex-LST-852 USS Sphinx (ARL-24), ex-LST-962 USS ARL-25, canceled USS Stentor (ARL-26)
Repair_ship
Type of intelligence-gathering ship
Spy ship USS Parche (SSN-683) and USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), nuclear submarines modified or designed for intelligence gathering. USS Sphinx, modified
Technical_research_ship
1967 is difficult to understand. One exception, the SIGINT auxiliary USS Sphinx, generally stayed off the Nicaraguan coast. Current USN warships carry
Signals intelligence operational platforms by nation
Signals_intelligence_operational_platforms_by_nation
SC-1634) USS S-1 (SS-105) USS S-2 (SS-106) USS S-3 (SS-107) USS S-4 (SS-109) USS S-5 (SS-110) USS S-6 (SS-111) USS S-7 (SS-112) USS S-8 (SS-113) USS S-9 (SS-114)
List of United States Navy ships: S
List_of_United_States_Navy_ships:_S
USS APc-1 USS APc-2 USS APc-3 USS APc-4 USS APc-5 USS APc-6 USS APc-7 USS APc-8 USS APc-9 USS APc-10 USS APc-11 USS APc-12 USS APc-13 USS APc-14 USS APc-15
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy
List_of_auxiliaries_of_the_United_States_Navy
United States Navy landing ship tank
the barracks ships USS Benewah and USS Colleton, the landing craft repair ship USS Sphinx and the barracks craft USS APL-26 and USS APL-80. Embarked in
USS_Whitfield_County
Minesweeper of the Royal Navy
HMS Sphinx (J69) was a Halcyon-class minesweeper (officially, "fleet minesweeping sloop") of the British Royal Navy, which was commissioned in 1939, just
HMS_Sphinx_(J69)
10-gun side-wheel frigate of the US Navy
USS Missouri was a sidewheel steam frigate of the United States Navy. Alongside USS Mississippi, she was one of the first steam warships of the Navy.
USS_Missouri_(1841)
US/Philippine Navy tank landing ship
commissioned vessel under the Philippine Navy. Originally known as USS LST-821, it was renamed to USS Harnett County (LST-821/AGP-821), built for the United States
BRP_Sierra_Madre
Type of steam-powered warship
were built to the model of Sphinx. The side effect was a stagnation in French steam vessel engineering. Continuing the Sphinx type meant that France was
Steam_frigate
Sphinx Head is a senior honor society at Cornell University. Following is a list of some of Sphinx Head's notable members. Victor L. Butterfield (1927):
List_of_Sphinx_Head_members
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)
2014 American film
by flipping the tugboat to the air until it crashes and decapitates the Sphinx hundreds of miles away in Giza. Following the incident, several countries
Mega_Shark_Versus_Mecha_Shark
American physician and novelist (born 1940)
paperback rights sold for $800,000. It was followed by the Egyptology thriller Sphinx in 1979 and another medical thriller, Brain, in 1981. Cook then decided
Robin Cook (American novelist)
Robin_Cook_(American_novelist)
Canadian actress (born 1990)
2008 Sanctuary Patricia Heathering Episode: "Warriors" 2008 Riddles of the Sphinx Karen Television film 2009 Supernatural Paris Hilton Fan #1 Episode: "Fallen
Emily_Tennant
Canadian stage, film and television actor
2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series Westworld. He also appeared in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as the prosecutor in Captain McVay's court martial
Currie_Graham
British warship and polar exploration ship
Shirshov E. Fyodorov Krenkel NP-36 NP-37 Georgiy Sedov Badygin Wiese USS Nautilus USS Skate Plaisted Herbert NS Arktika Barneo Arktika 2007 Mir submersibles
HMS_Terror_(1813)
Networks. Retrieved 10 September 2020. "USS Bowfin (SS-287) – Patrol 6" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine. USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park. Retrieved
List of maritime disasters in World War II
List_of_maritime_disasters_in_World_War_II
HMS Unicorn was a 20-gun sixth-rate Sphinx-class post ship of the Royal Navy. Serving in the American Revolutionary War, she was captured by the French
HMS_Unicorn_(1776)
1977 James Bond film by Lewis Gilbert
submarine mode. In September, production moved to Egypt. While the Great Sphinx of Giza was shot on location, lighting problems caused the pyramids to be
The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_(film)
Hecla-class bomb vessel best known for Antarctic and Arctic exploration
Shirshov E. Fyodorov Krenkel NP-36 NP-37 Georgiy Sedov Badygin Wiese USS Nautilus USS Skate Plaisted Herbert NS Arktika Barneo Arktika 2007 Mir submersibles
HMS_Erebus_(1826)
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
List of ships with the same or similar names
of discovery in the Pacific. She was captured in 1782 by the French ship Sphinx. In July 1782 the French sent her to Manila. In 1789 she may have been renamed
HMS_Drake
27, 2012. The Sphinx Magazine Fall 2010 volume 95 no.3 pages 57-58 " The Sphinx Magazine " Fall 2010 volume 95 number3 pages 57-58 Sphinx Magazine Spring/Summer
List of Alpha Phi Alpha members
List_of_Alpha_Phi_Alpha_members
Obscene raising of the middle finger
(2009). Fuck: Word Taboo and Protecting Our First Amendment Liberties. Sphinx Publishing. ISBN 978-1572487116. Loheed, M. J.; Patterson, Matt; Schmidt
The_finger
Supply vessel of the Admiral Graf Spee (1939–1942)
incidents in February 1940 Shipwrecks 4 Feb: HMS Sphinx 5 Feb: U-41 11 Feb: Linda 12 Feb: U-33 15 Feb: USS Wicomico 18 Feb: HMS Daring 19 Feb: Tiberton 22
German_tanker_Altmark
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST–542 was the lead ship of her class of tank landing ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was later named USS Chelan County
USS_Chelan_County
US naval vessel (1944–1961)
USS Dunn County (LST-742) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in North Dakota
USS_Dunn_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Esmeraldo County (LST-761) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after an erroneous spelling
USS_LST-761
Australia troopship, launched 1911
portrait of officers of the Australian Field Artillery, in front of the Great Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, Egypt. All the officers embarked on HMAT Shropshire
HMAT_Shropshire
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USS Colington (AG-148/AKS-29) – also known as USS LST-1085 - was an LST-511-class tank landing ship launched by the U.S. Navy during the final months
USS_Colington_(AG-148)
U.S. Navy Tank Landing Ship (1945–1968)
USS Montgomery County (LST-1041) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in
USS_Montgomery_County
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
Hampton Roads – presumably because of a confusion between the Minotaur and the USS Monitor. (In this version, the Theseus character is now a student's son.)
Theseus
20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post ship of the British Royal Navy
HMS Ariel was a 20-gun Sphinx-class sixth-rate post ship of the Royal Navy. The French captured her in 1779, and she served during the American Revolutionary
HMS_Ariel_(1777)
City in Alabama, United States
the Scottish Rite Temple, with Egyptian motifs, including obelisks and sphinxes. Other architectural styles in the city include shotgun houses, Colonial
Mobile,_Alabama
Type 1934 class destroyer
incidents in February 1940 Shipwrecks 4 Feb: HMS Sphinx 5 Feb: U-41 11 Feb: Linda 12 Feb: U-33 15 Feb: USS Wicomico 18 Feb: HMS Daring 19 Feb: Tiberton 22
German destroyer Z1 Leberecht Maass
German_destroyer_Z1_Leberecht_Maass
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-1065 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-1065
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-1108 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-1108
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Eddy County (LST-759) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in New Mexico
USS_LST-759
Cemetery in Nova Scotia, Canada
– Halifax, July 27–August 5, 1857, Captain John Elphinstone Erskine HMS Sphinx – five died (1874) HMS Canada – three died (1887) HMS Canada, Halifax, Nova
Royal Navy Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Royal_Navy_Burying_Ground_(Halifax,_Nova_Scotia)
1944 Achelous-class repair ship
USS Poseidon (ARL-12) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Poseidon
USS_Poseidon_(ARL-12)
Tender of the United States Navy
USS Silenus (AGP-11) was a Motor Torpedo Boat Tender in service with the United States Navy during World War II. She was laid down by Chicago Bridge and
USS_Silenus
Japanese voice actress
Hundred Heroes as CJ Solo Leveling: Arise as Emma Laurent Mahjong Kings as Sphinx Metaphor: ReFantazio as Catherina Grann Genshin Impact as Xilonen The Hokkaido
Fairouz_Ai
1899 Estonian ship
incidents in February 1940 Shipwrecks 4 Feb: HMS Sphinx 5 Feb: U-41 11 Feb: Linda 12 Feb: U-33 15 Feb: USS Wicomico 18 Feb: HMS Daring 19 Feb: Tiberton 22
SS_Linda_(1899)
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-970 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-970
American writer and critic (1809–1849)
Gordon Pym of Nantucket called An Antarctic Mystery, also known as The Sphinx of the Ice Fields. And as the author H. G. Wells noted, "Pym tells what
Edgar_Allan_Poe
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USS Cape Lookout was a supply ship in the United States Navy. She was named by the U.S. Navy for Cape Lookout, which are points on the coasts of both
USS_Cape_Lookout
Tender of the United States Navy
USS Alecto (AGP-14) was a Portunus-class motor torpedo boat tender built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was originally ordered as
USS_Alecto
Pseudoscientific claims of past alien contact
the Giza pyramid complex such as the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, became a "fantastic, ready-made civilization" suddenly and without
Ancient_astronauts
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Ford County (LST-772) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in Illinois
USS_Ford_County
American naval ship
USS Pandemus (ARL-18) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II and was in commission
USS_Pandemus
USS Brontes was a Portunus-Class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender in service with the United States Navy during World War II. Brontes, although reclassified
USS_Brontes
World War II barracks ship
USS Dorchester (APB-46), was a Benewah-class barracks ship. Her hull classification symbol was initially to be LST-1112. She was first redesignated a
USS_Dorchester_(APB-46)
Tank landing ship of the US Navy
USS Clarke County (LST-601), originally USS LST-601, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission
USS_Clarke_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-872 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-872
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Monmouth County (LST-1032) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Monmouth County
USS_Monmouth_County
Tank landing ship
USS Chesterfield County (LST-551), originally USS LST-551, was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
USS_Chesterfield_County
United States Navy cargo ship
USS West Bridge (ID-2888) was a Design 1013 cargo ship in the United States Navy during World War I. She was begun as War Topaz for the British Government
USS_West_Bridge
World War II tank landing ship
USS Douglas County (LST-731) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after counties in 12 states
USS_Douglas_County
Tank landing ship of the United States Navy
USS Garrett County (LST-786) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Garrett County,
USS_Garrett_County
Landing craft repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
USS Indra (ARL-37) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Indra (the
USS_Indra
U.S. Navy battle damage repair ship
USS Helios (ARB-12) was one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle damage repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Helios
USS_Helios
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-1061 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-1061
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Hunterdon County (LST-838) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II, and later reconfigured and
USS_Hunterdon_County
LST-542-class landing ship tank
USS Sumner County (LST-1148) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. LST-1148 was laid down on 15
USS_Sumner_County
Cruise ship that sank in 1991
Myre de Villers (1918) Porthos (1914) Providence (1914) Si Kiang (1915) Sphinx (1914) Yalou (1914) Yang-Tse (1915) Ships launched 1919–1938 Anadyr (1930)
MTS_Oceanos
World War II tank landing ship
USS Dukes County (LST-735) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Dukes County, Massachusetts
USS_Dukes_County
US Navy landing ship
USS Crook County (LST-611), originally USS LST-611, was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship built during World War II and in commission
USS_Crook_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-547 was a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship in commission from 1944 to 1946. LST-547 was laid down on 24 December 1943 at Evansville
USS_LST-547
U.S. Navy battle damage repair ship
USS Demeter (ARB-10) was planned as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship, but was redesignated as one of twelve Aristaeus-class battle
USS_Demeter
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-936 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-936
1943 motor torpedo boat tender
USS Pontus (AGP-20) was a motor torpedo boat tender in service with the United States Navy during the Second World War. Commissioned in March 1943, during
USS_Pontus
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-965 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-965
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
Clarke's novella "The Road to the Sea" was originally published in Two Complete Science-Adventure Books in 1951 as "Seeker of the Sphinx".
Arthur_C._Clarke
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-979 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-979
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
The first USS Defiance (ID-3327) was a cargo ship in the United States Navy during World War I. Defiance was built in 1918 by Union Iron Works of Bethlehem
USS_Defiance_(ID-3327)
American tank landing ship
USS Chittenden County (LST-561), originally USS LST-561, was an LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II.
USS_Chittenden_County
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
University Press. ISBN 978-0195068900. Ellis, Joseph J. (1996). American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 978-0679444909
Thomas_Jefferson
Tender of the United States Navy
USS Antigone was a Portunus-class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender in service with the United States Navy during World War II. Authorized originally as LST-773
USS_Antigone_(AGP-16)
US naval ship
USS LST-959 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-959
1856 treaty between the United States and Siam
on the Siamese court, arrived at the river bar on 9 August 1850 with HMS Sphinx to join HMS Nemesis already there. Brooke met Phrakhlang Dit Bunnag the
American–Siamese Treaty of 1856
American–Siamese_Treaty_of_1856
USN landing craft repair ship
USS Bellona (ARL-32) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Bellona (a
USS_Bellona
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS Plumas County (LST-1083) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and
USS_Plumas_County
Aristaeus-class repair ship
USS Diomedes (ARB-11) was an Aristaeus-class repair ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Diomedes (in Greek mythology
USS_Diomedes
Warship
USS Daedalus (ARL-35) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Daedalus
USS_Daedalus
WWII US naval vessel
USS Minos (ARL-14) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Minos (in Greek
USS_Minos
Achelous-class landing craft
USS Krishna (ARL-38) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Krishna (a
USS_Krishna
World War II tank landing ship
USS Litchfield County (LST-901) was a LST-542-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Litchfield County
USS_Litchfield_County
Achelous-class landing craft repair ships
USS Creon (ARL-11) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Creon (the
USS_Creon
1945 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-978 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-978
Ship in the US Navy
USS LST-952/LST(H)-952 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred
USS_LST-952
1944 Achelous-class repair ship
USS Pentheus (ARL-20) was one of 39 Achelous-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Pentheus
USS_Pentheus
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-928/Cameron (APB-50) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly
USS_LST-928
Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
to the decrease in shipwrecks. The last major shipwreck was the steamship USS Manhasset in 1947. Her crew were all saved, the last significant rescue of
Sable_Island
Berets as part of a military uniform
disc behind their cap badge. Members of the Royal Tank Regiment, 4/73 (Sphinx) Special OP Battery Royal Artillery, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Army Air
Military_beret
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USS West Coast (ID-3315) was a cargo ship for the United States Navy during World War I. The ship was laid down as SS War Dagger but launched in July
USS_West_Coast
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
Georgia and Texas, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. USS LST-822 was laid down by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Company of Evansville
USNS_Harris_County
1944 LST-542-class tank landing ship
USS LST-991 was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Like many of her class, she was not named and is properly referred to by
USS_LST-991
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
Girl/Female
British, English
Happy
Male
Egyptian
, a king of Egypt; Khufu.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Voice; Use
Male
Norse
Old Norse legend name of a dwarf who almost married Thor's daughter Thrud, ALVÃSS means "all wise."
Male
German
German form of Roman Latin Ursus, URS means "bear."
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
Male
Egyptian
, a son of Rameses II.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, French, German, Swedish
Bear
Female
Egyptian
, Turn of Heaven, Conductor of the Gods.
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.
Girl/Female
Indian, Japanese, Sanskrit
Dawn
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Smoke.
Boy/Male
Biblical
An ass.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Saffron
Boy/Male
English American French
Form of Rufus: Red-haired.
Male
English
Short form of English Russell, RUSS means "little red one."
Boy/Male
Australian, Latin
Worthy of Respect
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Intelligent
Male
German
German form of Latin Bartolomaeus, BARTOLOMÄUS means "son of Talmai."
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
Biblical
vowing of his own accord
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In Hera's service. The mythological Greek Hercules was a son of Zeus and an extraordinarily...
Girl/Female
Hindu
Small
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, French, German, Muslim
Moist; Delicate; Tender; Hopeful; Caller; Announcer; Beginning; Similar to Nadia
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Hawthorne.
Male
Hebrew
(ש×ֵת) Hebrew name SHETH means "buttocks." In the bible, this is the name of the third son of Adam and Eve.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva, Good human being
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English stagga ‘male deer’, ‘stag’. In northern dialects of Middle English the term was also used of a young horse, perhaps under Scandinavian influence, and in some cases this meaning may lie behind the original application of the name.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Truthful
Boy/Male
Hindu
Greatest of all gods
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
USS SPHINX
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.
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. i.
To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell; -- sometimes followed by of.
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.
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. 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."
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
v. t.
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to use a beast cruelly.
v. t.
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
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. t.
Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book.
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.
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.
Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of being used; usefulness; utility.
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.