disused

disused
adjective Date: 1611 no longer used or occupied ; abandoned <
disused buildings
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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  • disused — index barren, obsolete, otiose, outdated, outmoded, unemployed Burton s Legal Thesaurus.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

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