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move·a·ble
(mo͞o′və-bəl)adj. & n.
Variant of movable.
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mov•a•ble
or move•a•ble
(ˈmu və bəl)adj.
1. capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
2. Law. (of property) personal, as distinguished from real.
3. changing from one date to another in different years: a movable holiday.
[1350–1400; < Anglo-French]
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| Adj. | 1. |  moveable - capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to anothermobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place); "a mobile missile system"; "the tongue is...the most mobile articulator" |
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movable
also moveableadjective
Capable of moving or being moved from place to place:
1. A piece of equipment for comfort or convenience:
appointment (used in plural), furnishing.
Chiefly British: fitting (used in plural).
2. Law. One's portable property.Often used in plural:
belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural).
Informal: stuff.
Law: chattel.
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Translations
قابِل للنَّقْل، مَنْقول، مُتَحَرِّك
hreyfanlegur, færanlegur
pohyblivý
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
move
(muːv) verb1. to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another. He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.
2. to change houses. We're moving on Saturday.
3. to affect the feelings or emotions of. I was deeply moved by the film.
noun1. (in board games) an act of moving a piece. You can win this game in three moves.
2. an act of changing homes. How did your move go?
ˈmovable, ˈmoveable adjectiveˈmovement noun
1. (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another. The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.
2. activity. In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.
3. the art of moving gracefully or expressively. She teaches movement and drama.
4. an organization or association. the Scout movement.
5. the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.
6. a section of a large-scale piece of music. the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
7. a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc. There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.
movie (-vi) noun (especially American).
1. a cinema film. a horror movie.
2. (in plural. with the) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies.
ˈmoving adjective having an effect on the emotions etc. a very moving speech.
ˈmovingly adverbget a move on
to hurry or move quickly. Get a move on, or you'll be late!
make a move1. to move at all. If you make a move, I'll shoot you!
2. (with for or towards) to move (in the direction of). He made a move for the door.
move along to keep moving, not staying in one place. The police told the crowd to move along.
move heaven and earth to do everything that one possibly can.
move house to change one's home or place of residence. They're moving house next week.
move in to go into and occupy a house etc. We can move in on Saturday.
move off (of vehicles etc) to begin moving away. The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop.
move out to leave, cease to live in, a house etc. She has to move out before the new owners arrive.
move up to move in any given direction so as to make more space. Move up and let me sit down, please.
on the move1. moving from place to place. With his kind of job, he's always on the move.
2. advancing. The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move.
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