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un-YOOZD/ˌʌnˈjuːzd/

Unused means not being used (/ˌʌnˈjuːzd/); unused to means not accustomed (/ˌʌnˈjuːst/): unused stock, unused to nights. Idle is a cousin; a library photograph is not a sample.

Meaning

Not being used; also unused to — not accustomed.

Examples

• “Unused stock shots do not fill an n cell.”
• “Idle is the unused-machine twin. Spare is a named extra person — different. A shot is design. A count is methods. Open the file; keep the library for the cover.”

Good to know

Not used (or not accustomed). Mix-up: unused to. Photos ≠ an n.

Near in meaning

idle

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