Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having many purposes or uses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective not limited in use or function.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective for all purposes;
general-purpose
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not limited in use or function
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Examples
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McIntoshes cook pretty well, as do so-called all-purpose apples like Granny Smith.
NYT > Home Page By MARK BITTMAN 2011
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This is a very simple, all-purpose sauce that you can freeze in ice-cube trays.
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At the restaurant, quemo is an all-purpose warning: behind you, coming through, hot stuff, watch your back.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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At the restaurant, quemo is an all-purpose warning: behind you, coming through, hot stuff, watch your back.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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A great, all-purpose rule is, position yourself as far away from the food as possible.
The Small Change Diet Keri Gans 2011
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His 2,510 all-purpose yards were the fifth-most in league history.
Team MVPs for 2009: Who were NFL's top performers this year? 2010
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Drake, rated the No. 8 all-purpose back in the nation by Rivals, reportedly has run a 4. 4-second 40, and he rushed for 1,376 yards with 13 TDs for Skyline High School.
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Delaware Cry Babies (Kim O'Donnel's testing notes are in italics)Ingredients:•1 cup vegetable oil•1 cup brown sugar•2 eggs, beaten (I used large eggs.)•1 cup molasses•4 cups all-purpose flour•½ tsp. salt•1 tsp. cinnamon•1 tsp. nutmeg (I used tsp.)•2 tsp. baking soda•1 cup boiling waterDirections:Preheat oven to 375 F.Using a handheld electric mixer, "cream" oil and brown sugar together.
In honor of Mother's Day, our readers dished dear Mom's recipes 2011
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Meggett wound up as a two-time Pro Bowl selection and ranks 37th in league history in all-purpose yards.
After 25 years, Mel Kiper still owns NFL draft hype machine 2009
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In many ways, Ms. Peyroux's blend of jazz, pop, country, blues and folk music has been a precursor of the formula that has sold millions of records for Norah Jones in the last decade, and the archetype for the generic, all-purpose voice that is inescapable these days, when almost every singer that comes over the loudspeaker at Starbucks offers some variation on the Peyroux-Jones sound.
Planning Her Own Holiday Will Friedwald 2011
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