noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɹiːˈjuːs/
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rhymes with -uːs
/ɹiːˈjuːz/
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rhymes with -uːz
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 Y UW1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IY0 Y UW1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of salvaging or in some manner restoring a discarded item to yield something usable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The act of using again, or in another place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Code reuse can save programmers a lot of typing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To use again something that is considered past its usefulness (usually for something else).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The students reused empty plastic bottles in their science experiment.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To use again, or in another place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.