Definitions for general

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general gen·er·al

Spelling: [jen-er-uh l]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛn ər əl/

General is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 183 anagrams from letters in general (aeeglnr).

Definitions for general

noun

1. Military. U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force. U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army. U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps. (in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
2. Ecclesiastical. the chief official of a religious order.
3. something that is general; generality.
4. Archaic. the general public.
5. a diminutive hero of folk tales.
6. an extremely small person; dwarf.
7. General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton.

Idioms

1. in general, with respect to the whole class referred to; as a whole: as a rule; usually:

adjective

1. of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category:
2. of, relating to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible exceptions; common to most; prevalent; usual:
3. not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous:
4. considering or dealing with overall characteristics, universal aspects, or important elements, especially without considering all details or specific aspects:
5. not specific or definite:
6. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body.
7. having extended command or superior or chief rank:

Origin of general

1250-1300; Middle English Latin generālis, equivalent to gener- (stem of genus) genus + -ālis -al¹

Examples for general

At present it was dark and weather-beaten, and in a general state of neglect.

And the Absinthe House has a full list: Other famous imbibers include P.T. Barnum, Oscar Wilde, and general Robert E. Lee.

Sunday comes, and brings with it a day of general gloom and austerity.

The steam-boats on the Rhine are in general of a good description.

These laws are general and their administration should be uniform and equal.

It also contains some clunky passages of adultery, temptations of the flesh, and general sexual awkwardness.

Your general reaction runs along the lines of: “When will these geezers give it up and go for a mall walk or something?”

Krivov was sentenced to serve four years at a general regime penal colony for his fight for freedom and human rights.

In general, their presence is meant to throw you off your game by design.

He acquired a general knowledge of the ebb and flow of popular stocks.