avail

nouns

a means of serving

"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

avail, help, service

verbs

use to one's advantage

"He availed himself of the available resources"

avail

is a type of (narrower)

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"

apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize

be of use to, be useful to

"It will avail them to dispose of their booty"

avail

is a type of (narrower)

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"

aid, assist, help

take or use

"She helped herself to some of the office supplies"

avail, help

is derived from

available