(used to express a past habit or situation that no longer exists)
second-hand
Cases of word usage
1) (often passive) to make oneself used to (something) by experience, practice (accustom)
2) a device used to connect one or more electrical plugs to a socket (adapter)
3) that can be used as proof in a law court (admissible)
4) a written statement, made on oath, (to be) used as legal proof or evidence (affidavit)
5) used to express triumph, satisfaction etc (aha)
6) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (a very dangerous disease passed into the blood through sexual intercourse, syringe needles already used by an infected person etc) (AIDS)
7) a book used for collecting photographs, postage stamps etc (album)
8) the branch of mathematics in which signs and letters are used to represent quantities, as in 2A + 3A = 5A (algebra)
9) also called; a name which a person, especially a criminal, used to hide her or his own (alias)
10) (usually) the letters used in writing a language, arranged in order (alphabet)