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Synonyms: Adjective
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immobile, immovable, irremovable, nonmobile, unmovable
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Thanksgiving is a movable holiday. any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the paintersRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
An Estonian design firm called Kodasema specializes in tiny minimalist and movable homes that come in four different designs: the Koda Concrete, Koda Light, Koda Light Extended, and now, Koda Light Float. — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "This Tiny House Can Be Built in One Day—And it Floats on Water," 22 Mar. 2019 Modern thrust vectoring technology employs a movable thrust nozzle in place of the paddles. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "China's New Upgrade Makes Its Fighter Jets Wildly Maneuverable," 7 Nov. 2018 The set includes house banners, a movable spiral staircase, a potions room and more, as well as 10 minifigs from the beloved series. — Rachel Siegel, The Seattle Times, "Hottest toys for Christmas (unicorn poop included)," 28 Nov. 2018 The living room is more open and flows directly into the kitchen and dining area, which is separated by a movable kitchen table that also functions as a place to prepare food. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Compact apartment fits everything you need in 450 square feet," 1 Oct. 2018 This one has three movable shelves to accommodate a variety of hair products, soaps, sponges, and razors, and the pivoting hook flexes to secure to most shower heads. — Maria Cassano, Allure, "The 15 Best Shower Organizers You Can Get Online Right Now," 5 Aug. 2018 The Compass Kitchen Island from West Elm and Stenstorp kitchen island from Ikea are particularly small-space friendly, as are movable stainless tables on wheels. — Jennifer Baum Lagdameo, Curbed, "So you want a kitchen island?," 30 July 2018 Most of the material will be on movable carts that can be placed behind security gates that will come down from the ceiling when the library is closed. — Sue Kiesewetter, Cincinnati.com, "New library branch to open at Liberty's Foundry Hall," 7 June 2018 Until recently, wanderers on the white nights could end up trapped on the wrong island when the city's movable bridges lift to allow ships through at night. — James Ellingworth And Angela Charlton, Fox News, "St. Petersburg's white nights light up fans' World Cup," 22 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The turf at Sullivan is movable, allowing it to co-exist with the arena's sheet of ice. — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, "Sullivan Arena adds artificial turf, books flag football games," 13 Mar. 2018 The set also features adjustable and motorized turbine blades and a movable nacelle with aircraft warning lights. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Put Renewable Energy On Your Desk With a Lego Wind Turbine," 26 Sep. 2018 But this time, that shelter has infinite sizing options via its movable shell; and this time, that toolkit is for artists. — Natalina Lopez, Town & Country, "Michael Bloomberg Gave 75 Million Dollars to the Shed Arts Center," 25 May 2017 Flacco isn't slated to be a free agent until 2022, but his contract becomes more movable in a year. — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, "NFL Draft 2018: Who are the best available players on composite big board after Day 1?," 27 Apr. 2018 But shrink the bowling ball to, say, a single neutron on tiny movable platform, and quantum mechanics changes the picture dramatically. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Quantum measurements could power a tiny, hyper-efficient engine," 10 July 2018 Inside each of these tubes, the mirrors sit on movable carts. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Building the world’s highest-resolution telescope," 9 July 2018 But Austin as a movable gadget piece added a lot of dimension and deception to L.A.’s approach, in both the run and pass game. — Andy Benoit, SI.com, "The NFL’s Most Dynamic Team? 10 Thoughts on the 2018 Rams," 18 June 2018 The table would function as flexible space for public events, but could also be subdivided by movable screens and furniture. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Public Library unveils 3 competing proposals for new MLK Library in University Circle (photos)," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'movable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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