Words Ending With USE

Here's the list of all the 269 Words Ending With USE in the English Language.

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use
1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
2. take or consume (regularly or habitually)
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house
1. contain or cover
2. provide someone with accomodation
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cause
1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
2. a justification for something existing or happening
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abuse
1. cruel or inhumane treatment
2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
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mouse
1. to go stealthily or furtively
2. manipulate the mouse of a computer
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warehouse
1. store in a warehouse
2. a storehouse for goods and merchandise
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clause
1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
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spouse
1. a person's partner in marriage
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refuse
1. show unwillingness towards
2. not accept as true
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excuse
1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
2. a note explaining an absence
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greenhouse
1. of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
2. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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pause
1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
2. cease an action temporarily
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reuse
1. use again after processing
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lighthouse
1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
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muse
1. the source of an artist's inspiration
2. reflect deeply on a subject
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fuse
1. mix together different elements
2. become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
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misuse
1. apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
2. change the inherent purpose or function of something
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menopause
1. the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
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courthouse
1. a government building that houses the offices of a county government
2. a building that houses judicial courts
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penthouse
1. an apartment located on the top floors of a building
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clubhouse
1. a building that is occupied by a social club
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applause
1. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
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farmhouse
1. house for a farmer and family
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diffuse
1. move outward
2. spread or diffuse through
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playhouse
1. plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
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confuse
1. mistake one thing for another
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
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guesthouse
1. a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
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powerhouse
1. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
2. a team considered to be the best of its class
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blouse
1. a top worn by women
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steakhouse
1. a restaurant that specializes in steaks
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accuse
1. bring an accusation against; level a charge against
2. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
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dollhouse
1. a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
2. a small model of a house used as a toy by children
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coffeehouse
1. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
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rouse
1. become active
2. force or drive out
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grouse
1. flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
2. popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
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scouse
1. a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors
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schoolhouse
1. a building where young people receive education
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firehouse
1. a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
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amuse
1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
2. make (somebody) laugh
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peruse
1. examine or consider with attention and in detail
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birdhouse
1. a shelter for birds
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overuse
1. make use of too often or too extensively
2. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
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arouse
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
2. stop sleeping
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ruse
1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
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roadhouse
1. an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
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slaughterhouse
1. a building where animals are butchered
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doghouse
1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
2. an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
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boathouse
1. a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
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roundhouse
1. workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
2. a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
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storehouse
1. a depository for goods
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infuse
1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
2. fill, as with a certain quality
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jailhouse
1. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
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obtuse
1. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex
2. lacking in insight or discernment
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chartreuse
1. a shade of green tinged with yellow
2. of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
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outhouse
1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
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recluse
1. one who lives in solitude
2. withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
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defuse
1. remove the triggering device from
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cruse
1. small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
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gatehouse
1. a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
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workhouse
1. a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2. a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
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hothouse
1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
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glasshouse
1. a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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smokehouse
1. a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
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louse
1. wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
2. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
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espouse
1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
2. take in marriage; married
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madhouse
1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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profuse
1. produced or growing in extreme abundance
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masseuse
1. a female massager
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disuse
1. the state of something that has been unused and neglected
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bathhouse
1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
2. a building containing public baths
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cathouse
1. a building where prostitutes are available
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icehouse
1. a house for storing ice
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teahouse
1. a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
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summerhouse
1. a small roofed building affording shade and rest
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porterhouse
1. large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin
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cayuse
1. a small native range horse
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tropopause
1. the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
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wheelhouse
1. an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
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