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# movable

adjective (movable; also moveable)

«movable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to be moved from one place to another; not fixed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#m1)
2. Of a holiday or festival: falling on a different date each year, like Easter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In design and technology: movable parts such as hinges, wheels and levers make models and toys work; «movable joints» in the body (like the elbow) let us bend. In history: Gutenberg's «movable type» let printers put letters in different orders and print books fast. In religious education: Easter is a «movable feast».

### Examples

- The desks in our classroom are movable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x1)
- The puppet has movable arms and legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x2)
- Your elbow is a movable joint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x3)
- Gutenberg printed books with movable type. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x4)
- Easter is a movable holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x5)
- The bridge has a movable part that lifts for ships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x6)
- Make a card with a movable picture using a split pin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x7)
- Then the young couple returned by means of the movable stone, and brought up all the glass vessels filled with smoke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/#x8)

### Note

Both spellings are correct: «movable» (more common) and «moveable». «-able» means «can be»: move → movable, wash → washable. Opposite: «immovable» or «fixed».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «movable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/movable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«movable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/movable.html) on Mova free.