Employ and Function

Employ

Employ noun - The state of being provided with a paying job.

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Function and employ are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Function" instead the word "Employ" as a noun or a verb.

Function noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

Usage example: what's your function in this company?

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Employ and function are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Employ" instead the word "Function" as a noun or a verb.

Related to Speed Stripes and Flash Step, both of which often employ this trope in their basic function.

Source: Speed Echoes
Units whose primary function is to employ nuclear weapons generally sit out of any conflict that actually brews up, and need to be protected at great effort.

Source: Inverse Law of Utility and Lethality
Lulu, the villain of "The Bad Baby-sitter" from The Haunting Hour, creates "mud cookies", which are shaped like crude gingerbread men and employ a piece of the designated target to function as voodoo dolls.

Source: Voodoo Doll

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