movable
adjective
mov·able
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variants:
or moveable
Definition of movable
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: capable of being moved
2
: changing date from year to year
movable holidays
movable
noun
variants:
or moveable
Definition of movable (Entry 2 of 2)
: something (such as an article of furniture) that can be removed or displaced
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Other Words from movable
Adjective
movability
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noun
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movableness
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noun
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movably
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adverb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for movable
Synonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adjective
immobile, immovable, irremovable, nonmobile, unmovable
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Examples of movable in a Sentence
Adjective
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday. any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the paintersRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Rossi said the children, who were between ages 2 and 15, were apparently playing inside the store when one of them made contact with a movable wall structure that fell and struck the toddler. — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, "Daywatch: Critics call on Lightfoot to keep promises, toddler killed in ‘unfortunate accident’ at Orland Square Mall and other things to know to start your day," 29 Aug. 2019 Maybe there’s a movable wonderland of food trucks outside your office. — Jacob Brogan, BostonGlobe.com, "Go ahead and microwave fish, and other office lunch etiquette you should ignore," 27 Aug. 2019 Those who aren’t vandalizing are busy concealing it, lofting a movable roof of umbrellas to shield demonstrators from Hong Kong’s ubiquitous closed-circuit security cameras. — Matt Bradley, NBC News, "As Hong Kong protests turn violent, one man fights to preserve middle ground," 24 Aug. 2019 Maybe there’s a movable wonderland of food trucks outside your office. — Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, "Go ahead and microwave fish, and other office lunch etiquette you should ignore," 23 Aug. 2019 That company said there were three pools in Illinois with movable floors, Arcon architect Rick Cozzi said. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Hinsdale District 86 Board still deciding what size pool to build at Hinsdale Central," 23 Aug. 2019 The truss repair will be followed by the installation of a movable barrier system on the upper deck shoulder to create a bicycle-pedestrian path. — Will Houston, The Mercury News, "Richmond-San Rafael Bridge project gets $19.9 million from gas tax," 17 Aug. 2019 But the herd is protected by a movable electric fence that packs a punch — a pulsing 8,000 to 10,000 volts — along with a Maremma-Pyrenees-mix guard dog named Nanny, and Waits. — Alan Berner, The Seattle Times, "Goats gobble wildfire fuel around Wenatchee, where dozens of homes burned in 2015," 22 July 2019 One of them was Robert Gilruth, head of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and inventor of the movable horizontal tail used in the X-1, the jet that broke the sound barrier. — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio engineer’s ‘Flying Bedstead’ helped put man on the moon," 19 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Dinnertime is a movable feast, with the family gathering for group meals at different homes. — Washington Post, "One more year on the farm," 3 Aug. 2019 One species, Lasiognathus saccostoma, bears not only a movable rod but extending from it a line, a float, a lighted bait and three hooks. — William J. Broad, New York Times, "The Creepy Anglerfish Comes to Light. (Just Don’t Get Too Close.)," 29 July 2019 Visitors can also see how Chicago’s movable bridges work. — USA TODAY, "Momoa at Mauna Kea, Confederate context, Guthrie garbage tribute: News from around our 50 states," 2 Aug. 2019 That’s a tall task, considering the robust contracts of Andrew Wiggins, Jeff Teague and Gorgui Dieng are not easy movable. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "Timberwolves reportedly miss out on D’Angelo Russell," 30 June 2019 Its comprehensive 170-page report provides a movable feast of numbers and details. — Scott Burns, Dallas News, "Let's look at the real-world consequences of teacher pension fund fees," 7 July 2019 The Timberwolves enter free agency Sunday night armed with no cap space and few attractive movable assets. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, "With NBA free agency starting Sunday, Timberwolves ‘up to something’," 28 June 2019 With a prosaic libretto by Richard Wesley and a production of limited means that relies on television and newspaper documentation flashed on movable screens, Davis has his own series of obstacles. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "UCSD professor Anthony Davis’ opera ‘The Central Park Five’ goes where Netflix doesn’t dare," 17 June 2019 The turf at Sullivan is movable, allowing it to co-exist with the arena's sheet of ice. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "Sullivan Arena adds artificial turf, books flag football games," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'movable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for movable
movable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of movable
: able to be moved
: happening on a different date each year
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movable
adjective
mov·able
variants:
or moveable \ ˈmü-və-bəl \
Kids Definition of movable
1
: possible to move
movable desks
2
: changing date from year to year
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
movable
adjective
mov·able
variants:
or moveable \ ˈmü-və-bəl
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Legal Definition of movable
(Entry 1 of 2)
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