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Definition: Durable |
DurableAdjective1. Existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship". 2. Serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans". 3. Very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "durable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references) |
Etymology: Durable \Du"ra*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression durabilis, from durare to last: compare to the French expression durable. See Dure.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: DurableSynonyms: indestructible (adj), lasting (adj), long-lasting (adj), long-lived (adj), long-wearing (adj), perdurable (adj), undestroyable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Diuturnity | Adjective: durable; lasting; Verb: of long duration, of long-standing; permanent, endless, chronic, long-standing; intransient, intransitive; intransmutable, persistent; lifelong, livelong; longeval, long-lived, macrobiotic, diuturnal, evergreen, perennial; sempervirent, sempervirid; unrelenting, unintermitting, unremitting; perpetual. |
Stability | Adjective: unchangeable, immutable; unaltered, unalterable; not to be changed, constant; permanent; invariable, undeviating; stable, durable; perennial; (diuturnal). |
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 | Tabby ruins at Chocolate on the northwest side of the island. Tabby refers to the building material which is a durable cement-like mixture of equal parts of water, sand, shell, and lime. These ruins are part of an antebellum plantation that was deserted following the Civil War. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | An old fish ladder and pond are aesthetically beautiful but were not reliable or durable enough to help anadromous fish navigate past the dam at Parker River. The new fish ladder is cost-effective and will allow continued reliable access for anadromous fish to reach the spawning grounds in Parker River. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
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 | Abiding; certain; changeless; constant; durable; enduring; equable; even; firm; fixed; immovable; never-failing; patterned; regular; reliable; safe; set; solid; stabile; steadfast; steady-going; substantial; sure; unchangeable; unchanging; unfaltering; un. |
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Menander of Athens | Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable. |
Samuel Butler | A virtue to be serviceable must, like gold, be alloyed with some commoner, but more durable alloy. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Again, if he would give his nuts for a piece of metal, pleased with its colour; or exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a sparkling pebble or a diamond, and keep those by him all his life he invaded not the right of others, he might heap up as much of these durable things as he pleased; the exceeding of the bounds of his just property not lying in the largeness of his possession, but the perishing of any thing uselesly in it. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | If you have a durable power of attorney for health care, give a copy to the person you've chosen to act on your behalf. (references) | |
Another form of advance directive is called a durable power of attorney for health care decisions or a health care proxy. (references) | ||
These treatments are all moderately effective and have durable effects with outpatient volunteers in comparatively good physical health. (references) | ||
Business | The U.S. is known for durable, reasonably priced, high quality attire. (references) | |
The gardening sector has been assisted with the introduction of products that are light in weight and durable, yet also offer greater flexibility. (references) | ||
Due to its durable and advanced technology, as well as reasonable prices, U.S. equipment has captured more than 90 percent of the Saudi market share. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Turkey | European refugees are given temporary residence permits by the Government, renewable until they achieve resettlement or a durable solution. (references) |
Bangladesh | At the UNHCR's request, the Government allowed about 125 refugees and asylum seekers, including non-Rohingya Burmese, Somalis, Iranians, and Sri Lankans, to remain in the country pending durable solutions such as voluntary repatriation or resettlement to other countries. (references) | |
Economic History | Uruguay | Many purchases of durable goods are in dollars. (references) |
Political Economy | Western Sahara | Annan requested Baker to consult the parties to explore ways to achieve an "early, durable and peaceful" settlement to their dispute. (references) |
Qatar | A strong supporter of a just and durable peace and economic development in the Middle East, Qatar publicly opposes terrorism and extremism of any kind. (references) | |
Trade | Korea | A special excise tax of 10%-20% is also levied on the import of certain luxury items and durable consumer goods. (references) |
Travel | Denmark | The price level for food and durable consumer goods is considerably higher than that of the United States, and among the highest in Western Europe. (references) |
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Dennis Miller | The fact is, kids are not only surprisingly durable, they actually need to burn a finger on the stove or eat a bad apple now and then, so they can learn not to do it again. |
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John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | The construction of the two dry docks at Charlestown and at Norfolk is making satisfactory progress toward a durable establishment. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | Continued control of consumer credit will help to reduce the pressure on prices of durable goods and will also prolong the period during which the backlog demand will be effective. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | By continuing to revitalize our traditional friendships, and by our missions to Peking and to Moscow, we were able to establish the base for a new and more durable pattern of relationships among the nations of the world. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Ultimately, the best strategy to ensure our security and build a durable peace is to support the advance of democracy. |
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| "Durable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.72% of the time. "Durable" is used about 360 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.72% | 359 | 15,003 |
| Noun (common) | 0.28% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 360 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "durable": atomic, consistant, isolated and durable ♦ durable consumer goods ♦ durable goods ♦ durable materiel ♦ Durable Medical Equipment ♦ durable press. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "durable": durable-press fabric. | |
Ending with "durable": non-durable. | |
Containing "durable": non-durable goods. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "durable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | jetëgjatë (evergreen, long-lived), i qëndrueshëm (abiding, consistent, constant, enduring, evergreen, fast, firm, Hardy, indissoluble, lasting, lingering, perdurable, permanent, persistent, resistant, settled, stabilized, stable, steady, surefooted, unalterable, unswerving), i fortë (able bodied, adamant, adamantine, brawny, cast iron, cogent, decuman, Doughty, endurable, enduring, fast, fierce, firm, flinty, forceful, Hale, hard, Hardy, heavy duty, high pitched, intense, intensive, keen, lancinating, nervous, oaky, potent, powerful, red blooded, refractory, resistant, robust, rocky, rough, rugged, screamy, serviceable, sharp, smart, solid, sound, spanking, stable, staunch, steely, stentorian, stiff, stout, strong, sturdy, swashing, swingeing, tenable, tenacious, tough, two-fisted, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, virulent, well-built, well-set). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متين (able bodied, consistent, enduring, firm, lasting, robust, safe, secure, solid, sound, stabile, staunch, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, tough), متحمل, صامد (fireproof, immovable, patient, proof, recusant, resistant, staunch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | траен (abiding, enduring, fast, keeping, lasting, secular, secure, serviceable, settled, stable, standing, steadfast, stout, substantive), здрав (blooming, entire, fast, fit, flourishing, flush, good, hard, healthful, healthy, hearty, hefty, invulnerable, lasting, laudable, lusty, nervous, nervy, reliable, right, robust, rubbery, rude, rugged, safe, salubrious, seaworthy, secure, serviceable, sinewy, sleek, sober, sound, stalwart, stanch, staunch, steady, stout, strapping, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure footed, taintless, tenacious, thickset, uncorrupted, up to the mark, vigorous, well, well-conditioned, without scathe), продължителен (chronic, continuous, enduring, extended, lingering, long, long standing, long-drawn, progressive, prolonged, protracted, sustained, unbroken). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 耐" , 耐久 (longstanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | trvanlivý (hardwearing, heavy duty, strong), stálý (constant, enduring, equable, eternal, fast, firm, indissoluble, invariable, perennial, permanent, protracted, regular, sessile, stable, standing, static, stationary, steady, unchangeable), pevný (adamant, compact, concrete, consistent, deep-seated, energetic, fast, firm, fixed, good, hard set, hardwearing, heavy duty, immovable, ingrained, meaty, proof, resilient, resolute, secure, solid, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, unmoved, unswerving, unyielding, valid), odolný (immune, resilient, resistant, tough), bytelný. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | durable press (durable press, permanent press), de faste bruttoinvesteringer udgoer vaerdien af varige goder,bestemt til andet end militaere formaal,som har en vaerdi paa mere end ca.100 ECU,som erhverves af en hjemmehoerende produktionsenhed med det formaal at blive anvendt i produktionsprocessen i en (each of more than about 100 ECU in value, gross fixed capital formation represents the value of durable goods intended for non-military purposes, including the value of any services embodied in fixed capital goods, which are acquired by resident producer units in order to be used for a period of more than one year in their process of production), varige varer (durable goods, durables, hard goods, hard line merchandise), varige goder (durable goods, durables, hard goods, hard line merchandise), permanent-press (durable press, permanent press), nødvendige varige goder til et nyt anlæg (group of durable goods needed for an initial installation), kasserede varige forbrugsgoder (discarded consumer durable), ikke-forbrugsgods (durable materiel, non-expendable supplies and material), belaegningen boer under hensyn til de pa broer forekommende svingninger vaere mest mulig modstandsdygtig mod traethedsfaenomener (in view of the vibrations which occur in bridges, the decking/surfacing/ should be durable and resistant to fatigue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | de bruto-investeringen in vaste activa geven de waarde weer van de duurzame goederen,behalve die voor militaire doeleinden,met een waarde van meer dan ongeveer 100 rekeneenheden,welke door ingezeten produktie-eenheden worden aangeschaft om gedurende lange (each of more than about 100 ECU in value, gross fixed capital formation represents the value of durable goods intended for non-military purposes, including the value of any services embodied in fixed capital goods, which are acquired by resident producer units in order to be used for a period of more than one year in their process of production), daar bij bruggen trillingen kunnen optreden moet de verharding bestand zijn tegen verouderingen en tegen vermoeiingsverschijnselen (in view of the vibrations which occur in bridges, the decking/surfacing/ should be durable and resistant to fatigue), geheel van duurzame goederen,noodzakelijk voor een eerste ingebruikstelling (group of durable goods needed for an initial installation), afgedankte duurzame verbruiksgoederen (discarded consumer durable), afgedankte duurzame consumptiegoederen (discarded consumer durable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | پایا (Perennial), دیرپای (Slothful), باودام . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vahva (firm, heavy, strong, sturdy, substantial, thick), luja (decided, fast, firm, resolute, stable, steadfast, steady, stout, strong), kestävä (enduring, fast, hardy, lasting, permanent, sturdy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | durable, solide, résistant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | dauerhaft (durably, enduring, lasting, long-lived, non-perishable, non-transient, permanent, permanently, stable, strong, uninterrupted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | στερεόσ (blocky, fast, solid, stanch, staunch, steadfast, sturdy), ανθεκτικόσ (resilient, resistant, tough), διαρκήσ (abiding, constant, enduring, lasting, permanent, perpetual, standing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לא בל", עמי" (resisting, tenable), בר קימא (imperishable, lasting, viable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tartós (chronic, enduring, hickory, indissoluble, keeping, lasting, perdurable, permanent, solid, sound, stable, standing, staple, substantive, to dye sg in grain, to last, well knit). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | awet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | durevole (abiding, continuous, enduring, hard-wearing, lasting, long-lived, maintainable, savable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 丈夫 (gentleman, good health, hero, manly person, robustness, solid, strong, warrior). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ますらお (gentleman, good health, hero, manly person, robustness, solid, strong, warrior), じょうぶ (gentleman, good health, hero, manly person, robustness, solid, strong, surface, top part, warrior), じょうふ (gentleman, good health, hero, lover, manly person, mistress, prostitute, robustness, solid, strong, town, town walls, type of linen or cloth, warrior). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 튼튼한 (lusty, robust). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | foddey-heilltagh, do-cheau, beayn-hassooagh (imperishable, perseverant), beayn (chronic, constant, eternal, evergreen, firm, immortal, infinite, interminable, lifelong, longstanding, permanent, recurring, steady, sustained, timeless). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | varig (lasting), holdbar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | urableday durável (endurable, enduring, lasting, livelong, long-lived, perdurable, reliable, serviceable, stable, standing), resistente (adamant, firm, lasting, proof, resistant, robust, solid, strong, sturdy, tough, wakeless, wiry). (various references) durabil (lasting, long-lived, solid, steadfast, strong, tough), trainic (fast, firmly, lasting, livelong, solid, solidly, strong, tough), tare (adamant, adamantine, badly, crusty, deeply, double, fast, fierce, firm, firmly, greatly, hard, hollow, intense, intensely, lasting, leathery, loud, loudly, mighty, potent, powerful, rigid, robust, rocky, solid, spanking, stalwart, steady, stiff, stout, strong, strongly, sturdy, to the echo, tough, unflinching, unflinchingly, vehement, vigorous, violent), statornic (abiding, constant, constantly, lasting, permanently, rigid, settled, smooth, stable, steadfast, steadfastly, unchanging, unfailing), stabil (firm, fixed, fixedly, lasting, permanent, sedentary, set, settled, solid, sound, stable, standing, steadfast, steady), solid (awfully, big, deep, enduring, fast, firm, firmly, hard, hard and fast, hefty, massive, massy, portly, profound, reliable, rocky, rugged, safe, secure, serious, solid, solidly, sound, soundly, Square, stable, sterling, stiff, stout, strapping, strong, tenable, tough, well knit). (various references) прочный (endurable, enduring, fail-safe, fast, firm, indissoluble, reliable, resistant, rugged, serviceable, sound, stable, stout, strong, tenable, tough). (various references) buan (lasging, long). (various references) trajan (abiding, continuous, fast, imperfective, lasting, livelong, perdurable, permanent), izdržljiv (hardy, persistent, solid, staying). (various references) duradero (abiding, enduring, hardwearing, lasting, long-lived, permanent, secular, serviceable). (various references) varaktig (abiding, enduring, lasting, perdurable, permanent, secular), hållbar (lasting, serviceable, tenable, valid). (various references) ทนทาน (robust). (various references) dayanıklı (cast iron, consolidated, enduring, fast, firm, for hard wear, gritty, hard, Hardy, heavy duty, impervious, impregnable, indestructible, invulnerable, keeping, lasting, long lasting, nonperishable, patient, proof, refractory, resistant, resistant to, resolute, runproof, sedulous, serviceable, sturdy, substantial, substantive, supportable, tough, unfading, wiry), uzun süren (age long, agelong, enduring, everlasting, long term, long-drawn-out, protracted, slow, taking a long time), uzun ömürlü (heavy duty, long-lived, perennial, serviceable), sürekli (abiding, assiduous, chronic, consistent, consistently, constant, continual, continuous, continuum, enduring, everlasting, habitual, hourly, imprescriptible, incessant, invariable, lasting, non-stop, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, running, secular, settled, standing, steady, sustained, unabating, unceasing, unremitting). (various references) mдkдm (strong). (various references) тривалого користування, надійний (calculable, certain, copper-bottomed, dependable, fool-proof, never failing, reliable, responsible, safe, there, tried, trouble-free, trusty, unfailing), довгочасний (lasting). (various references) lâu bền, bền (close, resistant, stable, strong, tenacious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | dora, doram, dura, durabilis, durae, duram, dure, dureque, duri, duriora, duriorem, duris, durissimae, durissimam, durissimo, durissimos, durissimum, durius, duro, duros, durum, durus, firmus, robusta, robustae, robustam, robustarum, robusti, robustior, robustiores, robustioris, robustissimam, robustissimas, robustissimi, robustissimos, robustissimus, robusto, robustorum, robustos, robustum, robustus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | PloutoV kai doxa emoi uparcei kai kthsiV pollwn kai dikaiosunh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mecum sunt divitiae et gloria opes superbae et iustitia |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | With me ben richessis, and glorie; and proud plenteuousnessis, and riytwisnesse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Riches and honor are with me; durable riches and righteousness. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 8, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Mga bahandi ug kadungganan maoy ania kanako; Oo, ang katigayonan nga molungtad ug ang pagkamatarung |
| Croatian | U mene je bogatstvo i slava, postojano dobro i pravednost. |
| Danish | Hos mig er der Rigdom og Ære, ældgammelt Gods og Retfærd. |
| Dutch | Rijkdom en eer is bij Mij, duurachtig goed en gerechtigheid. |
| Finnish | Minun tykönäni on rikkaus ja kunnia, ikivanha varallisuus ja vanhurskaus. |
| French | Avec moi sont la richesse et la gloire, Les biens durables et la justice. |
| German | Reichtum und Ehre ist bei mir, währendes Gut und Gerechtigkeit. |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen bay richès, mwen bay pouvwa. Mwen bay byen k'ap la pou lontan, mwen fè tout bagay byen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Padaku tersedia kekayaan juga kehormatan dan kemakmuran. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Kekayaan dan kemuliaan adalah dengan aku, dan lagi harta benda yang indah-indah, yang diperoleh dengan patut. |
| Italian | Presso di me c'è ricchezza e onore, sicuro benessere ed equit . |
| Maori | He taonga, he kororia kei ahau; ae ra, he rawa mau tonu, he tika. |
| Norwegian | Hos mig er rikdom og ære, gammelt arvegods og rettferdighet. |
| Portuguese | Riquezas e honra estão comigo; sim, riquezas duráveis e justiça. |
| Rumanian | Cu mine este bogqyia wi slava, avuyiile trainice wi dreptatea. |
| Russian | 'ПЗБФУФЧП Й УМБЧБ Х НЕОС, УПЛТПЧЙЭЕ ОЕ ПЗЙ'БАЭЕЕ Й ТБЧ"Б; |
| Spanish | Conmigo están las riquezas y la honra, los bienes duraderos y la justicia. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "durable": durableness, durablenesses, durables. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "durable": endurable, nondurable, perdurable, unendurable. (additional references) | |
Words containing "durable": nondurables, unendurableness, unendurablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Durable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: darable, Dearbhla, dorable, drale, dural, durale, duravle, Durelle, Durmala, dusable, Jurabek, titrable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "durable" (pronounced duh"rubul) |
| 7 | d uh" r u b u l | nondurable. |
| 6 | -uh" r u b u l | curable, incurable, uninsurable. |
| 5 | -r u b u l | adorable, arable, bearable, demonstrable, deplorable, desirable, execrable, horrible, impenetrable, parable, repairable, terrible, unbearable, undesirable, wearable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, dependable, deployable, depreciable, describable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-l-r-u" | |
-1 letter: aulder, balder, belaud, blared, burled, dauber, lauder. | |
-2 letters: abler, alder, ardeb, baled, baler, barde, bared, beard, blade, blare, blear, blued, bluer, bread, daube, debar, dural, lader, lubed, lured, redub, ruble, ruled, ureal. | |
-3 letters: abed, able, auld, bade, bald, bale, bard, bare, baud, bead, bear, beau, bedu, blae, bled, blue, blur, brad, brae, bred. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-l-r-u" | |
+1 letter: barleduc, durables, laboured. | |
+2 letters: barleducs, bluebeard, boulevard, bulwarked, burladero, endurable, endurably, subdermal, unridable. | |
+3 letters: balustrade, belaboured, bladdernut, bluebeards, boulevards, brutalised, brutalized, burladeros, carbuncled, extrudable, landlubber, lubricated, lumberyard, nondurable, obdurately, outbrawled, parbuckled, perdurable, perdurably, refundable, roundtable, tribulated, umbrellaed, unreadable, upgradable. | |
+4 letters: balustraded, balustrades, beglamoured, beleaguered, bladdernuts, boatbuilder, bullyragged, burglarized, candelabrum, curveballed, denumerable, denumerably, durableness, elucubrated, landlubbers, lumberyards, nondurables, persuadable, redoubtable, redoubtably, roundtables, subdermally, undesirable, undesirably, undrinkable, unendurable, unendurably, unliberated, unscrambled, upgradeable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Sounds 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Quotations: Spoken 11. Quotations: Speeches 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Translations: Ancient | 17. Bible Trace 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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