Definition of employ

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Employ (v. t.) To use; to have in service; to cause to be engaged in doing something; -- often followed by in, about, on, or upon, and sometimes by to; as: (a) To make use of, as an instrument, a means, a material, etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ one's energies..

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Lusk :: Lusk (v. i.) To be idle or unemployed.
Captain :: Captain (n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service..
Lumberman :: Lumberman (n.) One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment.
Lineman :: Lineman (n.) A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to repair telegraph lines..
Datary :: Datary (n.) The office or employment of a datary.
Runner :: Runner (n.) One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc..
Vocation :: Vocation (n.) Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation; trade; business; profession.
Questuary :: Questuary (n.) One employed to collect profits.
Shipping :: Shipping (a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns..
Wax :: Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow..
Busy :: Busy (v. t.) To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books..
Proveditor :: Proveditor (n.) One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another..
Historiography :: Historiography (n.) The art of employment of an historiographer.
Pan :: Pan (n.) A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing..
Curacy :: Curacy (n.) The office or employment of a curate.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter..
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..
Stoichiometry :: Stoichiometrical (a.) Of or pertaining to stoichiometry; employed in, or obtained by, stoichiometry..
Principal :: Principal (n.) One who employs another to act for him, -- as distinguished from an agent..
Hydro-electric :: Hydro-electric (a.) Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is used..
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