Definition of PORTABLE

portable

Plural: portables

Noun

  • Something capable of being easily carried or moved.
  • a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
  • A portable building used for temporary purposes
  • Clipping of portable toilet.
  • A portable building used for temporary purposes
  • A trailer or other movable structure used for classes at a school.
  • Clipping of portable computer.
  • A hand-held video gaming device.

Adjective

  • easily or conveniently transported
    • "a portable television set"

Adjective Satellite

  • of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
    • "a portable outboard motor"

Adj

  • Able to be carried or easily moved.
  • Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
  • Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
  • Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
  • Bearable, endurable.

Examples

  • a portable pension plan
  • His Words With Friends game on his phone was a perfectly portable distraction.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English portable, from Middle French portable and Latin portābilis. By surface analysis, port (“to carry”) + -able.

Scrabble Score: 12

portable: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
portable: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
portable: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

portable: valid Words With Friends Word