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AVAILABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
Example:
the list of available candidates is unusually long
Classified under:
Similar:
ready ((of especially money) immediately available)
accessible (easily obtained)
acquirable (capable of being acquired)
addressable (capable of being addressed)
easy (less in demand and therefore readily obtainable)
forthcoming (available when required or as promised)
getable; gettable; obtainable; procurable (capable of being obtained)
in stock (available for use or sale)
lendable (available for lending)
visible (present and easily available)
on hand (readily available)
on tap (available for immediate use)
on tap ((of liquids) available by turning a tap)
open (not having been filled)
for sale; purchasable (available for purchase)
Attribute:
accessibility; availability; availableness; handiness (the quality of being at hand when needed)
Antonym:
unavailable (not available or accessible or at hand)
Derivation:
avail (take or use)
availability; availableness (the quality of being at hand when needed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Convenient for use or disposal
Example:
2000 square feet of usable office space
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
disposable (free or available for use or disposition)
Derivation:
availableness (the quality of being at hand when needed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not busy; not otherwise committed
Example:
he was available and willing to accompany her
Synonyms:
available; uncommitted
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
free (not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint)
Context examples:
Available as cream or lotion, this agent moisturizes the skin and breaks up the scales.
(Ammonium Lactate, NCI Thesaurus)
An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense, irrational fear of venturing out into open places or situations in which help (or escape) might not be available should excessive anxiety or panic symptoms develop.
(Agoraphobia, NCI Thesaurus)
An intense fear of being in open places or in situations where it may be hard to escape, or where help may not be available.
(Agoraphobia, NCI Dictionary)
No tests are available to detect adhesions.
(Adhesions, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A novel pyrrolopyrimidine derivative, and an orally available inhibitor of the serine/threonine protein kinase AKT (protein kinase B) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Akt inhibitor AZD5363, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) with antineoplastic activity.
(ALK Inhibitor CH5424802, NCI Thesaurus)
The road by which Maple White had ascended was no longer available.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
An orally available dual kinase inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(ALK-FAK Inhibitor CEP-37440, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available small molecule inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(ALK Inhibitor X-396, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available cyclic depsipeptide antibiotic produced by Aureobasidium pullulans that is a fungicide at low concentrations.
(Basifungin, NCI Thesaurus)
