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- US Pronunciation
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- [awl pur-puh s]
- /ɔl ˈpɜr pəs/
- /ɔːl ˈpɜːpəs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awl pur-puh s]
- /ɔl ˈpɜr pəs/
Definitions of all-purpose word
- adjective all-purpose You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations. 3
- adjective all-purpose useful for many things 3
- adjective all-purpose for every pertinent purpose; useful in many ways 3
- adjective all-purpose for every purpose: an all-purpose detergent. 1
- adjective all-purpose for many different uses 1
- adjective all-purpose for all purposes; general-purpose. 0
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Origin of all-purpose
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for All-purpose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
all-purpose popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for all-purpose
adj all-purpose
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- effective — adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result: effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
- convenient — If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
Antonyms for all-purpose
adj all-purpose
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
Top questions with all-purpose
- what is all-purpose flour?
- how to make all-purpose flour?
- what is all-purpose baking mix?
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