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all-purpose
adjective as in all-round
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in many-sided
adjective as in multifaceted
adjective as in protean
adjective as in useful
Strongest matches
Strong match
Example Sentences
Or maybe we are just whiny wimps, an all-purpose explanation for every descent-of-man phenomenon that never is far off the mark.
This all-purpose response would also allow one to deny that there is a missing Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777.
But the pope thought of him more as an all-purpose authority on anything scientific or technical.
But college is not like some sort of all-purpose herbal supplement that cures bunions and also colic; it teaches specific skills.
He had hanged himself with 550 cord, an all-purpose green string that looks like a shoelace and can hold 550 pounds.
It would be nice if we could report that they are fit for all-purpose service, on a wide range of planets.
Then they were running for their lives with one of the crablike all-purpose jobs after them.
It's one of those all-purpose round cheeses that even taste round in your mouth.
An all-purpose goat's milk, Parmesan type, eaten sliced when young, grated when old.
They were sitting in All-Purpose Lounges, arranged in a circle.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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