using
Putting to work
Using is the present participle of use, functioning as a verb or preposition.
As a verb, it indicates employing something for a purpose: She's using the car today.
As a preposition, it means by means of: Open it using a knife.
In drug contexts, using alone means taking drugs: He's been using again.
Devices for doing work
- equipmentTools for a task
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- techniquesSkilled ways of doing
- methodsWays to accomplish something
devices · instruments · skills · machinery · gadgets · utensils · implements · appliances
Putting into effect
- leveragingUsing for maximum effect
- deployingArranging for active use
- adoptingTaking as one's own
- integratingCombining into a whole
incorporating · exercising · practicing · enlisting · engaging · invoking · activating · marshaling
Benefiting from circumstances
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- abusingHarming through misuse
- misusingEmploying incorrectly or improperly
- profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
capitalizing · opportunism · preying · victimizing · extorting · sponging · leeching · mercenary
Adapted through habit
- familiarizedMade oneself knowledgeable about
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- acclimatedAdjusted to surroundings
seasoned · inured · habituated · second-nature · routine · ingrained · comfortable · practiced
Operates or regulates
- interfaceShared connection point
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- navigationDetermining position and course
procedures · mechanics · handling · workings · execution · protocols · manual · instructions
tools
Devices for doing work
- equipmentTools for a task
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- techniquesSkilled ways of doing
methods · devices · instruments · skills · machinery · gadgets · utensils · implements · appliances · software
implementing
Putting into effect
- leveragingUsing for maximum effect
- deployingArranging for active use
- adoptingTaking as one's own
integrating · incorporating · exercising · practicing · enlisting · engaging · invoking · activating · marshaling · harnessing
taking advantage
Benefiting from circumstances
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- abusingHarming through misuse
- misusingEmploying incorrectly or improperly
profiteering · capitalizing · opportunism · preying · victimizing · extorting · sponging · leeching · mercenary · appropriating
accustomed
Adapted through habit
- familiarizedMade oneself knowledgeable about
- conditionedTaught automatic responses
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
acclimated · seasoned · inured · habituated · second-nature · routine · ingrained · comfortable · practiced · experienced
controls
Operates or regulates
- interfaceShared connection point
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
navigation · procedures · mechanics · handling · workings · execution · protocols · manual · instructions · dashboard
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- depletingdepleting, exhausting, draining, consuming, expending
- HR verbshiring, staffing, recruiting, training, onboarding
- directivesdefine, include, else, if, error
- addictionaddiction, drug addiction, drug dependence, substance dependency, alcoholism
- drug slangweed, pot, grass, marijuana, cannabis
usingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · leaving alone · disregarding · abandoning · nonusing
usingsaving
Reserving for future use
conserving · preserving · hoarding · stockpiling · storing
- using upExpending entirely
- using the bathroomEliminating bodily waste
- using the restroomExpelling bodily waste
- using the toiletEliminating bodily waste
- using chopsticksEating with twin sticks
- using the washroomEliminating bodily waste
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