IMMOVABLE


Meaning of IMMOVABLE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

object

In the end the immovable object vanquished the irresistible force.

Mitchell dragged his steps, his feet telling him to become an immovable object .

His legs hit the gate, which jarred against its latch, becoming an immovable object .

The question was: What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object ?

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Always lock your bicycle to something immovable like a railing.

Wilson refused their offer with immovable firmness.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

About all Payne did have were immovable deadlines and unreasonable expectations.

But Travis was as immovable as a mountain, and angrily she let him go.

He is solid; immovable , iron-willed.

In this way the item was immovable , each joint relying on its neighbour for strength and support.

It snows throughout the winter in Jozankei, and it gets so deep, the people tunnel under the immovable drifts.

She understood at once that on that point he was immovable .

The load, as heavy as three sacks of cement, seemed immovable .

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