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| cage |
a movable screen used for batting practice in baseball or softball. [1/4 definitions] |
| carriage |
a movable part of a machine that changes the position of another part. [1/3 definitions] |
| cursor |
a movable marker on a computer screen. The cursor shows where to click on an icon or where letters or numbers can be typed in. |
| dial |
a movable disk with numbered finger holes on some older telephones. A telephone dial allows the caller to select the numbers being called by turning the disk. [1/6 definitions] |
| door |
the movable object that covers an entrance or opening. [1/3 definitions] |
| furniture |
movable objects such as chairs, tables, and beds used to make a room fit for living in. |
| gangplank |
a board or other movable walkway used for getting on or off a ship; gangway. |
| prop2 |
a piece of furniture or other movable article used in the presentation of a play; stage property. |
| rudder |
a movable blade at the rear end of a ship or airplane, used to control direction. |
| sousaphone |
a brass wind instrument similar to a tuba. A sousaphone has a large movable bell and a tube that goes around the player's body. Sousaphones are often seen in marching bands. |
| stand |
a counter, stall, or movable shop where customers can walk up and buy things. A stand is usually outdoors. [1/16 definitions] |
| tongue |
the movable organ in the bottom of the mouth, used for licking, tasting, swallowing, and human speech. [1/5 definitions] |
| wing |
either of a pair of movable body parts used by birds, bats, or insects to fly. [1/6 definitions] |
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