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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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   movable | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] (also moveable) us / ˈmu·və·bəl / movable adjective [not gradable] (CHANGE POSITION) Add to word list. 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)

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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.

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   The meaning of MOVABLE is capable of being moved. How to use movable 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 /

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › movableMovable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of movable. adjective. capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another. synonyms: moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable. mobile. moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place) adjective.

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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   Define movable. movable synonyms, movable pronunciation, movable translation, English dictionary definition of movable. also move·a·ble 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...