noun
                                                (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        linguistic universal
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        universal proposition
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - some form of religion seems to be a human universal
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                        universal joint
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of worldwide scope or applicability
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - an issue of cosmopolitan import
- the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
- universal experience
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the play opened to universal acclaim
- rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - universal wrench
- universal chuck
- universal screwdriver
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of worldwide scope or applicability
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - an issue of cosmopolitan import
- the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
- universal experience
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the play opened to universal acclaim
- rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - universal wrench
- universal chuck
- universal screwdriver
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of worldwide scope or applicability
                                                                                                Synonyms
                                                
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - an issue of cosmopolitan import
- the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley
- universal experience
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the play opened to universal acclaim
- rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - universal wrench
- universal chuck
- universal screwdriver