all-purpose
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all-pur·pose
(ôl′pûr′pəs)adj.
Having many purposes or uses: an all-purpose thread.
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all-purpose
adj
useful for many things
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all′-pur′pose
adj.
able to be used for every purpose.
[1925–30]
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Adj. | 1. | all-purpose - not limited in use or function general - applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
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[ˈɔːlˈpɜːpəs] ADJ [tool, cleaner] → multiuso inv, universal; [vehicle, flour, wine] → para todo usoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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