available
Use Available in a sentence
lə adjective
1.
suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
2.
readily obtainable; accessible: available resources.
3.
having sufficient power or efficacy; valid.
4.
Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous.
Related forms
a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, a·vail·a·ble·ness, noun
a·vail·a·bly, adverb
in·ter·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
in·ter·a·vail·a·ble, adjective
non·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·a·vail·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·a·vail·a·ble, adjective
un·a·vail·a·ble·ness, noun
un·a·vail·a·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. accessible, usable, handy.
1. accessible, usable, handy.
Antonyms
1. unavailable.
1. unavailable.
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is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | obtainable or accessible; capable of being made use of; at hand |
| 2. | derogatory (US) politics suitable for public office, usually as a result of having an inoffensive character: Smith was a particularly available candidate |
| availa'bility | |
| —n | |
| a'vailableness | |
| —n | |
| a'vailably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
The second is to wring the maximum amount of useful work out of every unit of energy available.
So freshly caught wild salmon is available legally for only a brief time each year.
The device is scheduled to become commercially available in the second half of the year.
Additional information about that incident wasn't immediately available.
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