all-purpose Definition
all·-purpose (ôl′pʉr′pəs)
adjective
for every pertinent purpose; useful in many ways
all-purpose Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- flour: Although similar to all-purpose flour, it has a greater gluten strength and generally is used for yeast breads.
- cleaner: It has a fresh fragrance that makes this All-Purpose fast action cleaner pleasant to work with.
- road: All-purpose roads, where the risks are higher, are of more concern for novices.
- authority: For these purposes they could spend money provided by the all-purpose authority.
- council: In many areas a single all-purpose council provides all of the local government services.
- solution: To address these issues, HTML 4.0 introduces the OBJECT element, which offers an all-purpose solution to generic object inclusion.
Browse dictionary entries near all-purpose
- ‹ all-
- ‹ all-out
- ‹ all'ottava
- ‹ all-or-none
- ‹ all-nighter
- ‹ all-inclusive
- ‹ all-in cost
- ‹ all-important
- ‹ all hail
- ‹ all fours
- all right ›
- all-round ›
- all-rounder ›
- All Saints' Day ›
- All Souls' Day ›
- all-star ›
- all-time ›
- all told ›
- alla breve ›
- Allah ›

