1 [usuallybeforenoun] that is not fixed in one place and can be moved easily and quickly:
mobile equipment * a mobile shop / library (= one inside a vehicle)
compareSTATIONARY
2 [notusuallybeforenoun] (of a person) able to move or travel around easily:
a kitchen especially designed for the elderly or people who are less mobile * You really need to be mobile (= have a car) if you live in the country.
OPPIMMOBILE
3 (of people) able to change your social class, your job or the place where you live easily:
a highly mobile workforce (= people who can move easily from place to place)
seealsoUPWARDLYMOBILE
4 (of a face or its features) changing shape or expression easily and often:
His mobile features registered amusement.
Part of speech: noun
1 a decoration made from wire, etc. that is hung from the ceiling and that has small objects hanging from it which move when the air around them moves
2 (BrE) = MOBILEPHONE:
Call me on my mobile.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is mobile a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, mobile is tagged as adjective.
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