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be-alls

be-alls is the plural of be-all.

Meaning of be-all

Noun

be-all (plural be-alls)

  1. (poetic) The whole; all that is to be.
    • That but this blow / Might be the be-all and the end-all!a. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, act 1, scene 7, lines 4–5

Phrases with be-alls

Questions about be-alls

What is be-alls the plural of?
Be-alls is the plural of be-all.

Words near be-alls in the dictionary

  1. be'st
  2. be-
  3. be-all
  4. be-all and end-all
  5. be-all end-all
  6. be-alls
  7. be-alls and end-alls
  8. be-bearded
  9. be-bonneted
  10. be-bonnetted
  11. be-booted

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