avail¹ /ə-vālˈ/

1. To be of value or service to
2. To benefit
3. (reflexively with of) to make use, take advantage
4. To give (someone) the benefit (of), inform (someone of) (esp US; archaic)

1. To be of use
2. To answer the purpose
3. To draw advantage, be the better (Shakespeare)

1. Effectual advantage (archaic except in phrases such as of or to no avail, of any avail)
2. (in pl) profits, proceeds (obsolete)

availˈful adjective (obsolete)

1. Of avail
2. Serviceable

availˈing adjective

availˈingly adverb

avale, avail or availe /ə-vālˈ/ (obsolete)

1. To lower (Spenser)
2. To doff

1. To come down
2. To alight

• strickling
• strict
• stricter
• strictest
• strictish
• strictly
• strictly for the birds
• strictness
• strictnesses
• stricture
• strictured
• gleamiest
• gleaming
• gleamings
• gleams
• gleamy
• glean
• gleaned
• gleaner
• gleaners
• gleaning
• gleanings
• gleans
• gleave
• glebe