Meanings
- For general purposes; all-purpose.
It is a general-purpose type, with weight and clearances sufficiently restricted to enable it to have a considerably wider radius of action than the "V2" 2-6-2s and "K3" 2-6-0s, but at the same time, with the help of a working pressure of 225 lb. per sq. in., of considerable power.
1943 March and April, “L.N.E.R. New Mixed-Traffic 4-6-0 Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 1041 more example
The omni-tool itself is a combination computer and general-purpose engineering device that fabricates tools and equipment as needed. It acts as a translator, computer, holographic recorder and player, full translation software, and can create lockpicks and any other equipment needed to use a character's skills. An omni-tool can be upgraded with a number of options.
2012 June, Stew Wilson, “Mass Effecting the Thousand Suns”, in RPG Review, number 16, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 50Synonyms: GP
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFor general purposes; all-purpose.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot limited in use or function
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish yleis-, yleiskäyttöinen
- yleis-all-purpose
- yleiskäyttöinenall-purpose
French tous usages
- tous usagesall-purpose
German Allzweck-
- Allzweck-all-purpose
Japanese 汎用
- 汎用all-purpose
Polish ogólnego przeznaczenia
- ogólnego przeznaczeniaall-purpose
Turkish genel amaçlı
- genel amaçlıall-purpose
Vietnamese đa năng, vạn năng
- đa năngall-purpose
- vạn năngall-purpose
- nhiều mục đíchall-purpose
- chungall-purpose
Cite this entry
general-purpose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general-purpose
“general-purpose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general-purpose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general-purpose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general-purpose.
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