"shiftable" meaning in English

See shiftable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more shiftable [comparative], most shiftable [superlative]
Etymology: shift + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shift|able}} shift + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} shiftable (comparative more shiftable, superlative most shiftable)
  1. That can be shifted.
    Sense id: en-shiftable-en-adj-DACGTNiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

Download JSON data for shiftable meaning in English (0.9kB)

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