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all-purpose

US/ˌɔlˈpɝpəs/

all-purpose adjective: for all purposes.

Adjective

all-purpose (not comparable)

  1. For all purposes.
    • Near-synonym: multipurpose

all-purpose meaning in Vietnamese

all-purpose in Vietnamese

for all purposes
vạn năng, nhiều mục đích, đa năng

Synonyms of all-purpose

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Questions about all-purpose

What does all-purpose mean?
All-purpose means for all purposes.
What is all-purpose in Vietnamese?
All-purpose in Vietnamese is vạn năng, nhiều mục đích, đa năng. See All-purpose meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is all-purpose?
All-purpose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce all-purpose?
All-purpose is pronounced /ˌɔlˈpɝpəs/ (US).

Words near all-purpose in the dictionary

  1. all-ports warnings
  2. all-powerful
  3. all-present
  4. All-Pro
  5. All-Pros
  6. all-purpose
  7. all-purpose cleaner
  8. all-purpose cleaners
  9. all-purpose flour
  10. all-purpose flours
  11. all-risks

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