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CATCHALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does catchall mean?
• CATCHALL (noun)
The noun CATCHALL has 1 sense:
1. an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
Familiarity information: CATCHALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("catchall" is a kind of...):
enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)
receptacle (a container that is used to put or keep things in)
Context examples
A catchall for real world physical objects that are not diagnostic, therapeutic, or research materials.
(Other Physical Objects, NCI Thesaurus)
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