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indiscriminate, poor
illegal, unauthorized
personal, private
external, internal
This antiseptic is for external use only
home
fire extinguishers for home use
clinical, commercial, industrial
official
exclusive
for the exclusive use of club members
free
Guests have free use of the hotel swimming pool
immediate
Only half the land was fit for immediate use
drug, heroin, etc.
Drug use in this age group is on the increase
land
language
energy
library
VERB + USE
make
We made use of the car while you were away
bring sth (back) into, come into
a technology which came into use at the end of the last century
go out of
The expression went out of use some time ago
PREP
for ~
This phone number is only for use in an emergency
in ~
The phone is in constant use
PHRASES
ease of use
This model has been designed for greater ease of use
for use as
The record is intended for use as background music