save-all

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seyv awl]
- /seɪv ɔl/
- /seɪv ɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seyv awl]
- /seɪv ɔl/

Definitions of save-all word

noun save-all a means, contrivance, or receptacle for preventing loss or waste. 1
noun save-all Older Use. overalls (def 3). 1
noun save-all Nautical. a net secured between a pier and a ship, beneath cargo being transferred from one to the other. a sail for utilizing wind spilled from the regular sails of a vessel: used in very light winds. 1
noun save-all a device to prevent waste or loss 0
noun save-all a net used while loading a ship 0
noun save-all a light sail set to catch wind spilling from another sail 0

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Origin of save-all

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; noun use of verb phrase save all

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Parts of speech for Save-all

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Save-all

save-all popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% 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.