Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (frequency) (gloss) "an example sentence"
Display options for word: word#sense number (sense key)
Noun
(1)S: (n) employment#1 (employment%1:26:00::), employ#1 (employ%1:26:00::) (the state of being employed or having a job) "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
W: (v) employ#2 (employ%2:41:00::) [Related to: employ] (engage or hire for work) "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
Verb
(42)S: (v) use#1 (use%2:34:01::), utilize#1 (utilize%2:34:00::), utilise#1 (utilise%2:34:00::), apply#1 (apply%2:34:00::), employ#1 (employ%2:34:00::) (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose) "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"