English words starting with all

Meanings of All:

adverb

Completely.

Usage examples:

Dressed all in black

abbreviation

Albanian lek(s).

predeterminer, determiner, & pronoun

Used to refer to the whole quantity or extent of a particular group or thing.

Usage examples:

All the people i met

adjective

Every one of, or the complete number of

Usage examples:

All four of her children are under six., not all my friends approved of what i did., all but the we…

If a situation or place is all go, it is extremely busy

Usage examples:

It was all go in the office today., investors going all out for growth with some risk might be inte…

Meanings of All along:

phrase

All the time; from the beginning.

Usage examples:

She'd known all along

idiom

From the beginning of a period of time

Usage examples:

Do you think he’s been lying to us all along?

Meanings of All and sundry:

phrase

Everyone

Usage examples:

I don't want all and sundry knowing about our problems.

Meanings of All bets are off:

phrase

The outcome of a situation is unpredictable.

Usage examples:

When they get lonely all bets are off

Meanings of All dressed up and nowhere to go:

phrase

Fashionably or smartly dressed for an anticipated occasion that does not take place.

Usage examples:

There i was, all dressed up with nowhere to go, in the ritziest part of town

Meanings of All ears:

phrase

Be listening eagerly.

Usage examples:

I'm all ears, tell me about it

idiom

To be waiting eagerly to hear about something

Usage examples:

I'm all ears - tell us what they had to say.

Meanings of All eyes are on:

phrase

Used to convey that a particular person or thing is currently the focus of public interest.

Usage examples:

Over the next few weeks all eyes will be on the pound

idiom

If all eyes are on someone or something, everyone is watching that person or thing and waiting to see what will happen

Usage examples:

All eyes are on the president to see how he will respond to the challenge to his leadership.

Meanings of All hands on deck:

An order to every member of a ship's crew to report to the deck immediately, usually in an emergency.

Meanings of All hat and no cattle:

phrase

Tend to talk boastfully without acting on one's words.

Usage examples:

In my view, the senators are all mouth and no action or, as we say in my part of the country, all h…

Meanings of All hell breaks loose:

phrase

Suddenly there is pandemonium.

Usage examples:

The power cut out and all hell broke loose

idiom

If all hell breaks loose, a situation suddenly becomes violent and noisy, especially with people arguing or fighting

Usage examples:

One policeman drew his gun and then suddenly all hell broke loose.

Meanings of All in a day’s work (excl.):

phrase

(of something unusual or difficult) accepted as part of someone's normal routine or as a matter of course.

Usage examples:

Dodging sharks is all in a day's work for some scientists

idiom

If something difficult, unpleasant, or strange is all in a day's work for someone, it is a usual part of their job

Usage examples:

When you're a nurse, cleaning up vomit is all in a day's work.

Meanings of All in all:

idiom

With everything considered (and neglecting details)

phrase

On the whole.

Usage examples:

All in all it's been a good year

adjective

Including the costs for all parts of a service

Usage examples:

An all-in package/price the all-in price includes a pre-theater cocktail and the best available sea…

Meanings of All in good time:

idiom

Used to tell someone to be patient because the thing they are eager for will happen when the time is right

Usage examples:

Be patient, you'll hear the result all in good time.

Meanings of All it’s cracked up to be:

idiom

To not be as good as people have said

Usage examples:

This software isn’t all it's cracked up to be.

Meanings of All of a sudden:

idiom

Happening unexpectedly

phrase

Suddenly.

Usage examples:

I feel really tired all of a sudden

Meanings of All over the place:

phrase

Everywhere.

Usage examples:

We've been all over the place looking for you

idiom

In a lot of different places or in all parts of a place

Usage examples:

You can buy t-shirts like this all over the place., there were dirty dishes and clothes all over th…

Meanings of All rights reserved:

adjective

Correct, true, or exact

Usage examples:

He said the trip would take two hours and he was absolutely/exactly right., my watch has stopped – …

noun

Someone who has the right to something, or the right to do something, is allowed to have it or do it, often legally or officially

Usage examples:

Have a right to sth everybody has a right to equal treatment., have the right to do sth shareholder…

Meanings of All that jazz:

idiom

Used when speaking to mean "and other similar things"

Usage examples:

They sell televisions and radios and all that jazz.

Meanings of All the rage:

idiom

To be very popular at a particular time

Usage examples:

Long hair for men was all the rage in the 70s.

Meanings of All the same:

phrase

In spite of this; nevertheless.

Usage examples:

She knew they had meant it kindly, but it had hurt all the same

idiom

Despite what has just been said

Usage examples:

It rained every day of our holiday - but we had a good time all the same.

Meanings of All the time:

collocation

Without respite

phrase

Constantly or very frequently.

Usage examples:

The airfield was in use all the time

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Usage examples:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …

Meanings of All things considered:

phrase

Taking everything into account.

Usage examples:

So, all things considered, i think i have done all right

idiom

Someone might say that something is good all things considered to mean it was generally good although the situation was not perfect

Usage examples:

I think the party was great, all things considered - i mean we didn't have much time to get ready, …

Meanings of All thumbs:

idiom

Very awkward with your hands

Usage examples:

Can you untangle this thread for me? i'm all thumbs today.

Meanings of All too:

idiom

To a high degree

phrase

Used to emphasize that something is the case to an extreme or unwelcome extent.

Usage examples:

Failures are all too common

Meanings of All very well:

idiom

You say that something is all very well/fine/good if it seems good by itself but you think that there are problems connected with it

Usage examples:

It's all very well to want to get rich quickly, but it isn't usually that easy.