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- [klahym]
- /klaɪm/
- /ˈklaɪməbl /
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- [klahym]
- /klaɪm/
Definitions of climbable word
- verb without object climbable to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder. 1
- verb without object climbable to rise slowly by or as if by continued effort: The car laboriously climbed to the top of the mountain. 1
- verb without object climbable to ascend or rise: The plane climbed rapidly and we were soon at 35,000 feet. Temperatures climbed into the 80s yesterday. 1
- verb without object climbable to slope upward: The road climbs steeply up to the house. 1
- verb without object climbable to ascend by twining or by means of tendrils, adhesive tissues, etc., as a plant: The ivy climbed to the roof. 1
- verb without object climbable to proceed or move by using the hands and feet, especially on an elevated place; crawl: to climb along a branch; to climb around on the roof. 1
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Origin of climbable
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English climben, Old English climban; cognate with Dutch, German klimmen; akin to clamber
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Parts of speech for Climbable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
climbable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for climbable
adjective climbable
- scalable — capable of being scaled: the scalable slope of a mountain.
- ascendable — having the ability to be ascended
- walkable — capable of being traveled, crossed, or covered by walking: a walkable road; a walkable distance.
- mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.
- accessible — If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
Antonyms for climbable
adjective climbable
- inaccessible — Unable to be reached.
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