Adjustable

//əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that can be adjusted.
  2. 2
    Anything that can be adjusted.; Ellipsis of adjustable spanner. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, often

    ""He came in. He had a gun. He was crazy. You can see he was crazy; look what he did to Ricky. He thought Ricky was me. He wanted to steal my adjustables. Look." Sonny smiled and tilted the steel case so Henry could look at the jumble of rusty ironmongery inside."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being adjusted.
  2. 2
    Capable of being adjusted.; Designed to be adjusted without difficulty. usually

    "Another feature new to British Railways is the provision of two-position adjustable seats in the first class compartments. In this design, the seat squab can be pulled out some six inches, the seat back being attached to the seat to give a less upright sitting position."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being regulated wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of being changed so as to match or fit wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adaptablechangeableable to adaptacquiescentadaptiveadjustable spanner

Example

More examples

"These seatbelts are adjustable."

Etymology

From adjust + -able.

Related phrases

adjustable bendadjustable hitchadjustable loopadjustable pliersadjustable spanneradjustable wrench

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