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Portable

Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine.

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Movable 84% connected

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Movable 84% connected

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outboard 84% connected

Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rig…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Outboard 84% connected

Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rig…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Typewriter 76% connected

An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel, or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of keyboard, in order to obtain print…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Portability 74% connected

The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Portability 74% connected

The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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