(all-purpose)
1all-purpose — (adj.) by 1883, from ALL (Cf. all) + PURPOSE (Cf. purpose) …
2all-purpose — adj. 1. not limited in use or function. Syn: general purpose. [WordNet 1.5] …
3all-purpose — adj [only before noun] able to be used in any situation ▪ an all purpose cleaner …
4all-purpose — all ,purpose adjective able to be used in a lot of different ways: an all purpose stain remover …
5all-purpose — [ôl′pʉr΄pəs] adj. for every pertinent purpose; useful in many ways …
6all-purpose — index practical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7all-purpose — ADJ: ADJ n You use all purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations. You can substitute all purpose flour if you cannot find pastry flour …
8all-purpose — /awl perr peuhs/, adj. for every purpose: an all purpose detergent. [1925 30] * * * …
9all-purpose — adj. All purpose is used with these nouns: ↑cleaner, ↑flour …
10all-purpose — adjective (only before noun) able to be used in any situation: an all purpose cleaner …
