unused
un·used
(ŭn-yo͞ozd′)adj.
1. Not in use or put to use.
2. Never having been used.
3. (ŭn-yo͞ost′) Not accustomed: unused to city traffic.
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unused
adj
1. not being or never having been made use of
2. (foll by: to) not accustomed or used (to something)
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un•used
(ʌnˈyuzd for 1,2; ʌnˈyust for 3 )adj.
1. not used; not put to use: an unused room.
2. never having been used.
3. not accustomed: unused to cold winters.
[1250–1300]
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disused
– unused – misused1. 'disused'
A disused place or building is no longer used for its original purpose and is now empty.
The sculpture was stored in a disused lorry factory.
2. 'unused'
Something that is unused has never been used.
A pile of unused fuel lay nearby.
3. 'misused'
When something is misused, it is used in a wrong or careless way.
He wanted to prevent science from being misused.
In some cases pesticides are deliberately misused.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  unused - not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals" |
| 2. | unused - not yet put into use; "we bought an unused car for a change" new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" | |
| 3. | unused - not in active use; "the machinery sat idle during the strike"; "idle hands" inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" | |
| 4. | unused - infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes" unaccustomed - not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits" |
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unused
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unused
adjectiveNot occupied or put to use:
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unused
[ˌʌnˈjuːzd] adj
(= not utilized) [land, building, room, appliance, muscles] → inutilisé(e); [clothes] → qui n'a pas été porté(e)
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unused
1 [ʌnˈjuːzd] adj (new) → mai usato/a, nuovo/a; (not made use of) → non usato/a, non utilizzato/a
unused
2 [ʌnˈjuːst] adj to be unused to sth/to doing sth → non essere abituato/a a qc/a fare qc
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