Definitions for catchalls

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catchalls catch·all

Spelling: [kach-awl]

IPA: /ˈkætʃˌɔl/

Catchalls is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 191 anagrams from letters in catchalls (aacchllst).

Definitions for catchalls

noun

1. a bag, basket, or other receptacle for odds and ends.
2. something that covers a wide variety of items or situations:

adjective

1. covering a wide variety of items or situations:

Origin of catchalls

1830-40, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase catch all

Examples for catchalls

Most of you in this Chamber didn't know what was in this catchall bill and report.

This department is a catchall for a lot of items, and it hides a lot of leaks and wastes in business.

Kocurek said he was told he had been terminated “for cause,” a catchall term that allows dismissal for just about any reason.

The IMF's propensity to provide a "catchall" one-measure-fits-all panacea is nothing short of shortsighted and disastrous.

An accusation of witchcraft is vague enough to serve as a kind of catchall for discontent.