all-purpose
for every purpose: an all-purpose detergent.
Origin of all-purpose
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How to use all-purpose in a sentence
Or maybe we are just whiny wimps, an all-purpose explanation for every descent-of-man phenomenon that never is far off the mark.
Blame Climate Change for Your Terrible Seasonal Allergies | Kent Sepkowitz | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis all-purpose response would also allow one to deny that there is a missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777.
Evangelicals Still Don’t Know What to Do With the Big Bang | Karl W. Giberson | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the pope thought of him more as an all-purpose authority on anything scientific or technical.
But college is not like some sort of all-purpose herbal supplement that cures bunions and also colic; it teaches specific skills.
Sorry, Kids, No High School Diplomas Need Apply | Megan McArdle | February 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had hanged himself with 550 cord, an all-purpose green string that looks like a shoelace and can hold 550 pounds.
It would be nice if we could report that they are fit for all-purpose service, on a wide range of planets.
The Hunters | William MorrisonThen they were running for their lives with one of the crablike all-purpose jobs after them.
The Cosmic Computer | Henry Beam PiperIt's one of those all-purpose round cheeses that even taste round in your mouth.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownAn all-purpose goat's milk, Parmesan type, eaten sliced when young, grated when old.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton BrownThey were sitting in all-purpose Lounges, arranged in a circle.
Subjectivity | Norman Spinrad
British Dictionary definitions for all-purpose
useful for many things
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