“Ewes” or “Use” or “Yews”—Which to use?

“Ewes” or “Use” or “Yews”

Overview

ewes / use / yews are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

ewes: (noun) a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana. (noun) a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin. (noun) female sheep.

use: (noun) the act of using. (noun) a particular service. (noun) (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property. (verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose. (verb) take or consume (regularly or habitually). (verb) use up, consume fully. (verb) seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage. (verb) habitually do something (use only in the past tense).

yews: (noun) wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows. (noun) any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves.

Pronunciation

ewes: y·UW·z

use: y·UW·s

yews: NA

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Examples in Context

Examples of “ewes”

…% of rams, 4% of ewes) and though at the time…
…it with the onset of ewes' lactation, prior to birthing the…
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…medium sheep - Very few ewes are horned, and rams can…
…groups such as Gas, Akans, Ewes, Walas/Dagartis, Mostries, Basares and other…
…are mostly horned and some ewes are horned as well.

Examples of “use”

…granules retrieved from sediments are used to reconstruct the habitats associated…
…1950s also saw the first use of airborne newsgathering; most notably,…
…U.S. television stations tend to use varying umbrella titles for their…
…culture and art, ceasing the use of illustrations on its covers…
…organised vehicle crime and the use of vehicles in crime.
The station was open for use by the general public by
XSan clients use TCP ports 49152–65535, with TCP/63146…
…Wilkinson "Dichlorotetrakis(dimethyl sulfoxide)ruthenium(II) and its use as a source material for…
…on the shaft not in use, and then completes the downshift.
…and Dominick & Dominick LLC use Pershing LLC as their clearing

Examples of “yews”

…by the then headmaster, D.W. McLeod.
…plantation of many trees of yews, sycamores and ashes; some are…

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