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   mobile

   /ˈməʊbʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to move or be moved freely or easily: "he has a weight problem and is not very mobile" Similar able to moveable to move aroundmovingwalkingambulantambulatorylivelysprightlyspryenergeticvigorousmotileOpposite immobilemotionlessinert
   • ▪ (of the face or its features) indicating feelings with fluid and expressive movements: "her mobile features worked overtime to register shock and disapproval" Similar expressiveeloquentsuggestivemeaningspeakingrevealingtelltaleanimatedchangingever-changingOpposite expressionless
   • ▪ (of a shop, library, or other service) accommodated in a vehicle so as to travel around and serve various places: "a mobile library visits once a fortnight" Similar travellingtransportabletransferableportablemovablelocomotivemanoeuvrableitinerantperipateticnomadicperegrinewanderingrovingrangyairbornemechanizedmotorizedwaterborneseaborneOpposite stationary
   • ▪ (of a military or police unit) equipped and prepared to move quickly to any place it is needed: "at first the regiment's role was to act as a mobile reserve"
   • 2. relating to mobile phones, handheld computers, and similar technology: "the next generation of mobile networks"
   • 3. able or willing to move easily or freely between occupations, places of residence, or social classes: "an increasingly mobile society" Similar adaptableflexibleversatilechangingfluidmovingon the moveadjustabletransplantableOpposite static

   noun

   • 1. a decorative structure that is suspended so as to turn freely in the air: "brightly coloured mobiles rotated from the ceiling"
   • 2. a mobile phone: British "we telephoned from our mobile to theirs"
   • 3. the internet as accessed via smartphones or other mobile devices, especially when regarded as a market sector: "the biggest growth area in games right now is in mobile"

   Word Origin late 15th century: via French from Latin mobilis, from movere ‘to move’. The noun dates from the 1940s.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMOBILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MOBILE definition: 1. moving or walking around freely: 2. able to be moved from one place to another: 3. able to…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMOBILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you are mobile, you can move or travel easily from place to place, for example because you do not have a physical disability or because you have your own transport.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mobileMobile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MOBILE is capable of moving or being moved : movable. How to use mobile in a sentence.

5. www.yourdictionary.com › mobileMobile Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Mobile Definition. Moving, or capable of moving or being moved, from place to place. Movable by means of a motor vehicle or vehicles. A mobile X-ray unit. Very fluid, as mercury. Capable of changing rapidly or easily, as in response to different moods, feelings, conditions, needs, or influences; flexible, adaptable, etc.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionmobile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   Definition of mobile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.wordreference.com › definition › mobilemobile - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   capable of moving or being moved easily or quickly: My grandmother was still mobile when she was 99. Transport using a motor vehicle for easy movement from place to place: a mobile x-ray unit. changing easily in expression, mood, etc.: a mobile face.

8. www.definitions.net › definition › MobileWhat does Mobile mean? - Definitions.net

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   Mobile adjective. Capable of moving readily, or moving frequenty from place to place; as, a mobile work force. Mobile adjective. Having motor vehicles to permit movement from place to place; as, a mobile library; a mobile hospital.