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adjective
Date: 1611
no longer used or occupied ; abandoned <disused buildings>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disused
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disused — [disyo͞ozd′] adj. no longer used * * * … Universalium
disused — index barren, obsolete, otiose, outdated, outmoded, unemployed Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
disused — [disyo͞ozd′] adj. no longer used … English World dictionary
Disused — Disuse Dis*use (?; see {Dis }), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.] 1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of. [1913 Webster] 2. To disaccustom; with to or from; as, disused to toil. Disuse me from . . . pain.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disused — [[t]dɪ̱sju͟ːzd[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A disused place or building is empty and is no longer used. ...a disused airfield near Maidenhead … English dictionary
disused — adj. Disused is used with these nouns: ↑cellar, ↑factory, ↑garage, ↑mine, ↑railway, ↑warehouse … Collocations dictionary
disused — dis|used [ˌdısˈju:zd] adj [usually before noun] a disused building, railway, mine etc is no longer used … Dictionary of contemporary English
disused — dis|used [ dıs juzd ] adjective not used anymore: a disused quarry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disused — adjective no longer used: a disused mine … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
disused — adjective a disused building Syn: unused, no longer in use, unemployed, idle; abandoned, deserted, vacated, unoccupied, uninhabited … Thesaurus of popular words
