movable
1 of 2adjective
mov·able ˈmü-və-bəl 
variants or moveable
1
: capable of being moved
2
: changing date from year to year
movable holidays
movability
ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun movableness
ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs
noun movably
ˈmü-və-blē
adverb movable
2 of 2noun
variants or moveable
: something (such as an article of furniture) that can be removed or displaced
Synonyms
Adjective
- mobile
- portable
Noun
- appointments
- cabinetwork
- furnishings
- furniture
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Example Sentences
Adjective Thanksgiving is a movable holiday. any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Kahane, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Yet the resistible force is about to meet the movable object given Cincinnati has surrendered 127.3 yards per game and 5.9 per carry in the playoffs. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022 One of his favorite pieces is Hans, whose movable arm lifts a beer. Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Each movable panel weighs about one million pounds. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 To create their movable type, Europeans swapped sand for metal. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 Here, a movable basket for smaller odds and ends hangs off the front of one shelf, freeing up space for larger items. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 But Smart is the one movable piece that can bring back what the Celtics lack –—better playmaking. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Still, Hublot managed to create a water-resistant ceramic case without affecting the movable trigger piece that operates the minute repeater. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2022 Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, 16 May 2020 Pairing him with Budda Baker gives Arizona two dynamic movable chess pieces, which will help a defense that has struggled mightily on third down. Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2020 In 2015, the draft became a movable feast, taking over a different city every year, because that’s what out-of-control monsters do. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Apr. 2020 Baun would also be an outstanding movable JACK linebacker if the team opts to run any three-man fronts. John Owning, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2020 In 1941, the Ford Motor Company's engineers innovated a movable, affordable infant incubator that aimed to reduce infant deaths in hospitals. A. J. Baime, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2020 The transportation agency is considering carving out temporary bike lanes and taking away traffic lanes from cars by using orange cones or movable barriers. Winnie Hu, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020 The shelves are movable, opening and closing with a giant crank. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 At the end of the day, the people who are movable from Trump to the Democratic Party are for some reason also moved by Bernie and Biden. Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2020 See More
Adjective
Warehouses and fulfillment centers have long been hubs of automation, teeming with mobile robots to transport goods, movable walls to store products and miles of conveyors to sort and send items downstream toward delivery. Michael Kahane, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Yet the resistible force is about to meet the movable object given Cincinnati has surrendered 127.3 yards per game and 5.9 per carry in the playoffs. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022 One of his favorite pieces is Hans, whose movable arm lifts a beer. Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022 Each movable panel weighs about one million pounds. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2022 To create their movable type, Europeans swapped sand for metal. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 Here, a movable basket for smaller odds and ends hangs off the front of one shelf, freeing up space for larger items. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 But Smart is the one movable piece that can bring back what the Celtics lack –—better playmaking. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Still, Hublot managed to create a water-resistant ceramic case without affecting the movable trigger piece that operates the minute repeater. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2022 Noun
Two weeks later, the Post published photos of escalators being installed and the cleanup of the area to which the movable seats would located in the baseball configuration. Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, 16 May 2020 Pairing him with Budda Baker gives Arizona two dynamic movable chess pieces, which will help a defense that has struggled mightily on third down. Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2020 In 2015, the draft became a movable feast, taking over a different city every year, because that’s what out-of-control monsters do. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Apr. 2020 Baun would also be an outstanding movable JACK linebacker if the team opts to run any three-man fronts. John Owning, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2020 In 1941, the Ford Motor Company's engineers innovated a movable, affordable infant incubator that aimed to reduce infant deaths in hospitals. A. J. Baime, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2020 The transportation agency is considering carving out temporary bike lanes and taking away traffic lanes from cars by using orange cones or movable barriers. Winnie Hu, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020 The shelves are movable, opening and closing with a giant crank. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020 At the end of the day, the people who are movable from Trump to the Democratic Party are for some reason also moved by Bernie and Biden. Emily Larsen, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing movable
Kids Definition
movable
adjective
mov·able
variants or moveable
ˈmü-və-bəl
1
: possible to move
movable desks
2
: changing date from year to year
Thanksgiving is a movable holiday.
Legal Definition
movable 1 of 2
adjective
mov·able
variants or moveable
ˈmü-və-bəl
: capable of being moved
movable
2 of 2noun
variants or moveable
: an item of movable property
also : a right or interest (as a chattel mortgage) in an item of movable property
bonds and annuities are incorporeal movables
—often used in pl. compare immovable movables
plural noun
variants or moveables
1
as in furniture
the movable articles (such as tables and chairs) in a room when painting a room, you should first cover or remove all of the movables Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- furniture
- furnishings
- possessions
- chattels
- belongings
- appointments
- things
- effects
- cabinetwork
- holdings
- goods
- paraphernalia
- gear
- case goods
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fixtures
- built-ins
2
as in things
transportable items that one owns packed our movables into the van and headed off to our new home Synonyms & Similar Words
- things
- chattels
- belongings
- stuff
- goods
- holdings
- personalty
- effects
- possession
- gear
- paraphernalia
- personal property
- plunder
- personal effects
- furnishings
- property
- valuables
- fixtures
- treasures
- duds
- collateral
- appointments
- tangibles
- estate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- real estate
- immovables
- hanging fly
- hanging glacier
- hanging head
- hanging in
- hanging in there
- hanging indention
- hanging it up
- hanging keel
- hanging lie
- hanging lobster claw
- hanging lobster claws
- hanging loose
- hanging moss
- hanging off
- hanging on
- hanging on to
- hanging one on
- hanging out
- hanging over
- hanging paper
- hanging participle
- hanging post
- hanging rail
- hanging side
- hanging sleeve