all-purpose

[ awl-pur-puhs ]

/ ˈɔlˈpɜr pəs /

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adjective

for every purpose: an all-purpose detergent.

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Origin of all-purpose

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby all-purpose

all-pass, all-points bulletin, Allport, all-powerful, all present and accounted for, all-purpose, All Quiet on the Western Front, all right, all right for you, all right with one, All roads lead to Rome

How to use all-purpose in a sentence

But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
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The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
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The building used to be an all-girls school, and when it was initially purchased by Fortune it was dilapidated.
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By setting no goals, the player must find their own purpose.
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This led to the formation of a Christian militant group to counter the rebels, and all-out sectarian violence exploded.
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Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
I called out several times, as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.
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The emperor Nicholas of Russia declared, by ukase, his purpose to assist Austria.
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For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.
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British Dictionary definitions for all-purpose

all-purpose

adjective

useful for many things

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all-purpose

Origin of all-purpose

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