port´a|ble|ness — port|a|ble «PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. capable of being carried or moved; easily carried: »A portable typewriter can be moved from place to place. 2. having to do with or designating a pension plan under which a worker s… … Useful english dictionary
in´sup|port´a|ble|ness — in|sup|port|a|ble «IHN suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. not endurable; unbearable; intolerable; insufferable: »Henry could be utterly insupportable; but he was always worth it (Harper s). –in´sup|port´a|ble|ness, noun. –in´sup|port´a|bly,… … Useful english dictionary
in|sup|port|a|ble — «IHN suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. not endurable; unbearable; intolerable; insufferable: »Henry could be utterly insupportable; but he was always worth it (Harper s). –in´sup|port´a|ble|ness, noun. –in´sup|port´a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
sup|port´a|ble|ness — sup|port|a|ble «suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be supported; bearable or endurable: »Future wars must have limited objectives, attainable by limited means and making defeat a painful, but supportable blow to the loser (Bulletin of… … Useful english dictionary
sup|port|a|ble — «suh PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be supported; bearable or endurable: »Future wars must have limited objectives, attainable by limited means and making defeat a painful, but supportable blow to the loser (Bulletin of Atomic… … Useful english dictionary
im|port´a|ble — im|port «verb. ihm PRT, POHRT, IHM prt, pohrt; noun. IHM prt, pohrt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to bring in from a foreign country for sale or use (opposed to export): »The United States imports coffee from Brazil. 2. Figurative. to bring in (persons … Useful english dictionary
air-trans|port|a|ble — «AIR trans PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be transported by air … Useful english dictionary
de|port|a|ble — «dih PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. that can be or should be deported: »The best the FBI could do was ask the Immigration and Naturalization Service to arrest [him] as a deportable alien (Time) … Useful english dictionary
ex|port|a|ble — «ehk SPR tuh buhl, SPOHR », adjective. that can be exported: »Exportable wheat stocks in the four major shipping countries promise to rise further (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
trans|port|a|ble — «trans PR tuh buhl, POHR », adjective. 1. that can be transported. 2. involving, or liable to, punishment by transportation … Useful english dictionary
