movable
Meaning of movable
- capable of being moved.
they stripped the town of all movable objects and fled
- (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
- property or possessions not including land or buildings.
in many cases the movables are the facilities and stock-in-trade of a business
a tax of one shilling in the pound on movables
late Middle English: from Old French, from moveir ‘to move’.
Information about movable
- The plural form of movable is: movables.
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Hyphenation of movable
mov-able
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- movable is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
movable synonyms
Meaning moveable:
moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable
Meaning chattel:
Meaning able to be easily carried or moved, especially because being of a lighter and smaller version than usual:
Meaning (of a shop, library, or other service) accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around and serve various places:
Meaning able to be adjusted:
Meaning capable of bending easily without breaking:
Meaning able to be removed or separated from something:
Meaning the state of having, owning, or controlling something:
Meaning a person's movable possessions:
Meaning a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause:
Meaning a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively:
Meaning merchandise or possessions:
Meaning (in general use) a personal possession:
Meaning an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to:
Meaning matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied:
Meaning miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity:
Meaning equipment for an activity or expedition, especially when considered as bulky or an encumbrance:
Meaning 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):
movable antonyms
Meaning not able to be moved:
Meaning a piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle:
Meaning a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment:
Words that rhyme with movable
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