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ADJECTIVE1allQuantifier
2allCompletely given to or absorbed by
ADVERB1all, wholly, entirely, completely, totally, altogether, wholeTo a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
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Soundsao'l
Rhymesalbuterol, appall, Aspinwall, and 93 more rhymes in aol at the HyperDic website...
all > adjective 1
MeaningQuantifier. Used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class.
Examples"we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
Similareach; every; every last; every
Contrarysome; no
all > adjective 2
MeaningCompletely given to or absorbed by.
Examples"became all attention"
Similar tocomplete
all > adverb
MeaningTo a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly').
Examples"a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"
Synonymswholly, entirely, completely, totally, altogether, whole
Contrarypartially, partly, part
Usagecolloquialism

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