Movable - English meaning

adjective

Able to be adjusted.

Usage examples:

The car has fully adjustable seats and steering wheel

adjective

Something that is adjustable can be changed according to how something else changes or in order to make it more suitable

Usage examples:

This office chair has an adjustable seat and back., homebuyers with risky credit ratings were able …

plural noun

A person's movable possessions.

Usage examples:

She didn't have much baggage with her as most of her belongings had been sent ahead by sea

noun

(in general use) a personal possession.

Usage examples:

There is no talk of compulsory acquisition or compensation: they are being forced to leave their ho…

adjective

Able to be removed or separated from something.

Usage examples:

A shirt with a detachable collar

adjective

Able to be detached

Usage examples:

A detachable collar/hood

noun

A change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

Usage examples:

The lethal effects of hard drugs

verb

Cause (something) to happen; bring about.

Usage examples:

The prime minister effected many policy changes

phrase

Lighting, sounds, and objects that are specially produced for the stage or a film and are intended to make something that does not exist seem real

Usage examples:

This is a movie worth seeing for its effects alone., the film received an oscar for its special eff…

adjective

Capable of bending easily without breaking.

Usage examples:

Flexible rubber seals

adjective

Able to change or be changed easily according to the situation

Usage examples:

I’m fortunate because my job has flexible hours, and i can come and go pretty much as i want., the …

adjective

A flexible person or company can work in different ways, at different times, or in different places when it is necessary

Usage examples:

How can we encourage employees to be more flexible?, be flexible about sth companies can now be mor…

noun

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).

Usage examples:

A racing bike with ten-speed gears

verb

Prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.

Usage examples:

They gear workouts to your specific needs

noun

(in a machine) a wheel having pointed parts around the edge that come together with similar parts of other wheels to control how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Usage examples:

[ u ] use second gear going up a steep hill., camping gear, [ t ] our program is geared to the need…

plural noun

Merchandise or possessions.

Usage examples:

Imports of luxury goods

plural noun

Items for sale, or possessions that can be moved

Usage examples:

They sell leather goods such as wallets, purses, and briefcases.

noun

Things for sale, or the things that you own

Usage examples:

There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week., fake/counterfeit goods …

plural noun

Equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance.

Usage examples:

She collected her briefcase and other impedimenta

adjective

Able to move or be moved freely or easily.

Usage examples:

He has a weight problem and is not very mobile

noun

A decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air.

Usage examples:

Brightly coloured mobiles rotated from the ceiling

suffix

Forming nouns denoting vehicles of a particular type.

Usage examples:

Snowmobile

noun

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

noun

A collection of objects, esp. equipment needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

Photography paraphernalia

noun

All the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia., bags of cocaine and all sorts of dr…

adjective

Able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual.

Usage examples:

A portable television

noun

A small version of something, such as a television, that can be easily carried.

Usage examples:

The notes had been typed on an old portable with a faded ribbon

adjective

Small and light enough to be carried or moved easily, and not attached by electric wires

Usage examples:

A portable phone/radio

noun

A simple organ (= a musical instrument with a keyboard) that is light and small enough to be carried from place to place

Usage examples:

Her sister dolly accompanies her on the portative organ., saint cecilia is traditionally depicted a…

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

noun

A thing or things owned by someone; a possession or possessions

Usage examples:

[ u ] the books are the property of the public library., [ c ] he owns some valuable waterfront pro…

noun

An object or objects that belong to someone

Usage examples:

They haven't yet learnt to respect people's property., accepting stolen property is against the law…

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

Usage examples:

I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

noun

An object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.

Usage examples:

Look at that metal rail thing over there

noun

A device, product, or part of nature that is not named

Usage examples:

There’s a new thing that seals plastic bags., there are some nice things in the stores on sale righ…

adjective

(especially of financial assets, liabilities, or legal rights) able to be transferred or made over to the possession of another person.

Usage examples:

Balances are not transferable by cheque

adjective

Able to be moved from one place or situation to another

Usage examples:

The file is not transferable to a disk or to another computer., transferable to sth we are sure thi…

adjective

Able to be carried or moved.

Usage examples:

The first transportable phones

noun

A large portable computer or telephone.