disuse

disuse is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.
2. transitive verb. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.
3. noun. Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation; desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.
4. noun. the state of something that has been unused and neglected

   "the house was in a terrible state of neglect"

   Synonyms: neglect

Synonyms

neglect

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in disuse:

dissue, issued

Common word forms

disused, disuses, disusing

Words from these letters

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