all-purpose

1. 1.

   not limited in use or function

   Synonymsgeneral-purpose

   Similargeneral

Questions about all-purpose

What does all-purpose mean?

all-purpose means "not limited in use or function".

How many syllables are in all-purpose?

all-purpose has 3 syllables: all--pur-pose. The stress falls on "all-". In IPA it is /ˈɔlˈpɝpəs/.

What is another word for all-purpose?

Close synonyms include general-purpose. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is all-purpose a common word?