the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration)

all the cake; all the way; all year.

the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively)

all students.

the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree)

with all due respect; with all speed.

every

all kinds; all sorts.

any; any whatever

beyond all doubt.

nothing but; only

The coat is all wool.

dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature

The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said.

Chiefly Pennsylvania German . all gone; consumed; finished

The pie is all.

the whole quantity or amount

He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone.

the whole number; every one

all of us.

everything

Is that all you want to say? All is lost.

one's whole interest, energy, or property

to give one's all; to lose one's all.

( often initial capital letter ) the entire universe.

wholly; entirely; completely

all alone.

only; exclusively

He spent his income all on pleasure.

each; apiece

The score was one all.

Archaic . even; just. ?

above all

before everything else; chiefly

Above all, the little girl wanted a piano.

after all

in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding

He came in time after all.

all at once. once ( def. 14 ) .

all but

almost; very nearly

These batteries are all but dead.

all in

Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted

We were all in at the end of the day.

all in all

everything considered; in general

All in all, her health is greatly improved.

altogether

There were twelve absentees all in all.

everything; everything regarded as important

Painting became his all in all.

all in hand, Printing, Journalism . (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue

etc.) in the possession of the compositor.

all in the wind

Nautical . too close to the wind.

all out

with all available means or effort

We went all out to win the war.

all over

finished; done; ended.

everywhere; in every part.

in every respect; typically.

all standing

Nautical .

in such a way and so suddenly that sails or engines are still set to propel a vessel forward

The ship ran aground all standing.

fully clothed

The crew turned in all standing.

fully equipped, as a vessel.

all that

remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions)

It's not all that different from your other house.

all the better

more advantageous; so much the better

If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip.

all there

Informal . mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded

Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there.

all the same. same ( def. 9 ) .

all told. told ( def. 2 ) .

all up

Printing, Journalism . (of copy) completely set in type.

Informal . with no vestige of hope remaining

It's all up with Georgethey've caught him.

and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object

or circumstance

What with the snow and all, we may be a little late.

at all

in the slightest degree

I wasn't surprised at all.

for any reason

Why bother at all?

in any way

no offense at all.

for all (that)

in spite of; notwithstanding

For all that, it was a good year.

in all

all included; all together

a hundred guests in all.

once and for all

for the last time; finally

The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied.

adverb

however , nevertheless , nonetheless , yet