convertible

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UK /kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ US /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/

adj 5noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

black, brutal, light, little, new, parked, red, red

She parked her new convertible in the driveway and put the top down.

VERB + CONVERTIBLE

brand, drive, drives

She loves to drive her red convertible along the coastal highway on sunny weekends.

CONVERTIBLE + NOUN

car, mercedes, nature, sports, terms

He drove his convertible sports car down the coastal highway with the top down.

PREP.

in, in, with

My old car is convertible with a manual roof that folds down nicely.

Definitions

adj

Able to be converted

As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.

Able to be converted

noun

Interchangeable things or terms.

A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.

A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy

transformable
translatable
transmutable

adjective — capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of e

exchangeable

Antonyms

inconvertible
unconvertible
unexchangeable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.

Wiktionary

The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.

Wiktionary

I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible car.

Tatoeba · #54595

My new Alfa Romeo convertible is light red.

Tatoeba · #251246

I'd like to drive across the USA in a convertible.

Tatoeba · #1426429

I drive a convertible.

Tatoeba · #2325144

Usage Notes

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