dual purpose
Serves two functions
Dual purpose describes something designed to serve two functions: a dual-purpose vehicle works both on and off road, a dual-purpose breed of cattle provides both meat and milk.
The phrase often appears hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
crossover · utility · Swiss Army · combo · workhorse · work truck · serve two masters · functional · practical · efficient · clever · ingenious · tool · gadget · spork · sofa bed · sleeper sofa · Murphy bed
- poultry traitsegg production, egg size, feather color, broodiness, temperament
- dog typespurebred, mixed breed, crossbreed, mongrel, mutt
- poultrychicken, hen, turkey, duck, goose
- cattle traitshorned, polled, black, red, spotted
- cultivarscultivar, Honeycrisp, Fuji apple, Gala apple, Granny Smith
functional scope
dual purposesingle-use
For one application only
dedicated · specialized · unitasker · purpose-built · multipurpose
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