Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Able to do many things well; many-sided; capable of doing anything; versatile; not narrow; not too specialized.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective many-sided.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having a wide
scope - adjective having many
skills etc
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective many-sided
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Examples
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Daniel Keatings his training partner who won silver in the all-round event at the 2009 world championships has two stress fractures in his spine.
Louis Smith: 'After a while you learn to switch the pain off' 2011
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His all-round display, however, augurs well for Dalglish as he pursues the Carling Cup, FA Cup and Champions League qualification.
Luis Suárez back for Liverpool but Dalglish starts with Andy Carroll 2012
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It meant some serious marketing input, gorgeous covers, attention to detail and an all-round quality product.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Celebrating your independence 2009
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Hopefully it will help him mature and become an all-round midfield player in whatever type of game he's in, whether he has the ball or whether he's having to help get it back.
Red card helped Jack Rodwell's game, says Everton manager David Moyes 2011
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Who, in short, would volunteer to be Philip French, film critic of this parish since 1978 and all-round exemplar of the saintly soul?
I Found it at the Movies: Reflections of a Cinephile by Philip French – review 2011
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Her opposite number, male counterpart and all-round runaway success, however, is Drake.
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We are open to joint ventures, public private partnerships, and licensed production under transfer of technology for the all-round development of aerospace industry.
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We are open to joint ventures, public private partnerships, and licensed production under transfer of technology for the all-round development of aerospace industry.
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Angel of Death (among many other titles) and all-round top bloke has posted an excellent blog about why he uses Twitter.
Why I Tweet 2010
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His intelligence on the ball and all-round ability and movement was there for us all to see.
Cardiff City 1-0 Burnley | Carling Cup fourth-round match report 2011
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