all-purpose
adjective
Origin of all-purpose
Related Words for all-purpose
profitable, good, helpful, effective, convenient, fruitful, practical, appropriate, favorable, proper, pragmatic, suitable, handy, advantageous, gifted, talented, skillful, skilled, functional, all-aroundExamples from the Web for all-purpose
Contemporary Examples of all-purpose
Or maybe we are just whiny wimps, an all-purpose explanation for every descent-of-man phenomenon that never is far off the mark.
This all-purpose response would also allow one to deny that there is a missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777.
But 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.
He had hanged himself with 550 cord, an all-purpose green string that looks like a shoelace and can hold 550 pounds.
Historical Examples of all-purpose
They were sitting in All-Purpose Lounges, arranged in a circle.
SubjectivityNorman Spinrad
The carabao, or water buffalo, is the one all-purpose farm animal.
The Old World and Its WaysWilliam Jennings Bryan
It would be nice if we could report that they are fit for all-purpose service, on a wide range of planets.
The HuntersWilliam Morrison
Runkel's All-Purpose Cocoa is the finest quality chocolate, already a powder, all ready to use!
Mrs. Wilson's Cook BookMary A. Wilson
An all-purpose goat's milk, Parmesan type, eaten sliced when young, grated when old.
The Complete Book of CheeseRobert Carlton Brown