movable
or move·a·ble
capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
Law. (of property)
not permanent in reference to place; capable of being moved without injury.
personal, as distinguished from real.
changing from one date to another in different years: a movable holiday.
(of type or matrices) able to be rearranged.
an article of furniture that is not fixed in place.
Often movables. Law. an article of personal property not attached to land.
Origin of movable
1Other words from movable
- mov·a·bil·i·ty, mov·a·ble·ness, noun
- mov·a·bly, adverb
- non·mov·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·mov·a·ble, adjective
- non·mov·a·ble·ness, noun
- non·mov·a·bly, adverb
- un·mov·a·ble, adjective
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How to use movable in a sentence
His movables consisted of a bag, a jug, and a staff; and wherever he went he always carried his furniture along with him.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousWe were busier than usual that night, reckoning stores, tidying lockers, and securing movables.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersSome redistributions of furniture were involved in the importation of the movables from the two rooms in Ball Street.
Somehow Good | William de MorganIf you look around you in the world you will see very few movables coeval with it.
The Book-Hunter | John Hill BurtonWith the present he sent 209 the message that she could have the movables if she paid the debts.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France | Mary Croom Brown
British Dictionary definitions for movable
moveable
/ (ˈmuːvəbəl) /
able to be moved or rearranged; not fixed
(esp of religious festivals such as Easter) varying in date from year to year
(usually spelt moveable) law denoting or relating to personal property as opposed to realty
printing (of type) cast singly so that each character is on a separate piece of type suitable for composition by hand, as founder's type
(often plural) a movable article, esp a piece of furniture
Derived forms of movable
- movability or movableness, noun
- movably, adverb
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