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   movable

   /ˈmuːvəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. capable of being moved: "they stripped the town of all movable objects and fled" Similar portabletransportabletransferablemobileadjustableflexibledetachablerare:portativeOpposite immovable
   • ▪ (of a feast or festival) variable in date from year to year: "a perpetual calendar for all religious feasts, both fixed and movable" Similar variablechangeablealterableunfixedfloatingOpposite fixedimmovable
   • 2. (of property) of the nature of a chattel, as distinct from land or buildings: "a man of sufficient movable property but with hardly any land"

   noun

   • 1. property or possessions not including land or buildings: "in many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business"
   • ▪ an article of furniture that may be removed from a house, as distinct from a fixture: "all the movables have been removed and the roof has fallen in"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from moveir ‘to move’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. movability noun
   • 2. movably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOVABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   able to be moved: We have movable screens dividing our office into working areas. (Definition of movable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) movable | Business English.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › movableMovable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : something (such as an article of furniture) that can be removed or displaced. Synonyms. Adjective. mobile. portable. Noun. appointments.

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   Movable definition: capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.. See examples of MOVABLE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOVABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is movable can be moved from one place or position to another. It's a vinyl doll with movable arms and legs. American English : movable / ˈmuvəbəl /

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   When you can change or shift the position of something, it's movable. With two flat tires and a bent wheel, your bike is no longer movable . Movable comes from move and its Latin source, movere , "set in motion."

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMOVABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MOVABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of movable in English. movable. adjective. (also moveable) us / ˈmuː.və.b ə l / uk / ˈmuː.və.b ə l / Add to word list. able to be moved: a chair with movable armrests. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Movement. ambulatory. be treading water idiom. biodynamics. comings.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › movableMovable - definition of movable by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. Possible to move: a movable stove; a movable rock. 2. Varying in date from year to year: a movable holiday. 3. Law Of or relating to personal property (that is, property that can be moved). n. 1. Something, especially a piece of furniture, that can be moved. 2. movables Law Personal property. mov′a·bil′i·ty, mov′a·ble·ness n. mov′a·bly adv.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › movableMovable Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. Wiktionary. Synonyms: transferrable. transportable.

10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › movablemovable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 2, 2024 · movable (comparative more movable, superlative most movable) Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary

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