Hypertext Webster Gateway: "available"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Available \A*vail"a*ble\, a.
1. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the
object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea. [Obs.]
Laws human are available by consent. --Hooker.
2. Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used
for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable;
advantageous; convertible into a resource; as, an
available measure; an available candidate.
Struggling to redeem, as he did, the available
months and days out of so many that were
unavailable. --Carlyle.
Having no available funds with which to pay the
calls on new shares. --H. Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
available
adj 1: obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service; "kept
a fire extinguisher available"; "much information is
available through computers"; "available in many
colors"; "the list of available candidates is
unusually long" [ant: {unavailable}]
2: not busy; not otherwise committed; "he was not available for
comment"; "he was available and willing to accompany her"
[syn: {uncommitted}]
3: convenient for use or disposal; "the house is available
after July 1"; "2000 square feet of usable office space"
[syn: {usable}, {useable}]
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