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n. (attribute) | 1. avail, help, service | a means of serving.; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it" |
| ~ helpfulness | the property of providing useful assistance. |
v. (consumption) | 2. avail | use to one's advantage.; "He availed himself of the available resources" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
v. (social) | 3. avail | be of use to, be useful to.; "It will avail them to dispose of their booty" |
| ~ aid, assist, help | give help or assistance; be of service.; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" |
v. (consumption) | 4. avail, help | take or use.; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" |
| ~ exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
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