Controls are a way of managing or directing something. The term can be broken down into several crossword solutions, such as 'USES' (4 letters), which means to employ something for a particular purpose; 'RUNS' (4 letters), which means to manage or direct the course of something; 'has' (3 letters), which means to possess something; 'HELM' (4 letters), which means to be in charge of something; 'OWNS' (4 letters), which means to have legal possession of something; 'knobs' (5 letters), which means to adjust or regulate something; 'REINS' (5 letters), which means to exercise control over something; 'RULES' (5 letters), which means to govern or regulate something; 'tames' (5 letters), which means to bring under control; 'GOVERNS' (7 letters), which means to exercise authority over something; 'LEASHES' (7 letters), which means to restrain or limit something; 'OPERATES' (8 letters), which means to control the functioning of something; 'HARNESSES' (9 letters), which means to put something under control; 'restrains' (9 letters), which means to keep something within limits; and 'checkreins' (10 letters), which means to limit or restrict something.