Portable Definition–adjective | 1. | capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage. |
| 2. | easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter. |
| 3. | Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems. |
–noun | 5. | something that is portable, esp. as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable. |
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Crib Definition–noun | 1. | a child's bed with enclosed sides. |
| 2. | a stall or pen for cattle. |
| 3. | a rack or manger for fodder, as in a stable or barn. |
| 4. | a bin for storing grain, salt, etc. |
| 5. | Informal. | a
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. | a translation, list of correct answers, or other illicit aid used by students while reciting, taking exams, or the like; pony. |
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| 6. | a room, closet, etc., in a factory or the like, in which tools are kept and issued to workers. |
| 7. | a shallow, separate section of a bathing area, reserved for small children. |
| 9. | Slang. a house, shop, etc., frequented by thieves or regarded by thieves as a likely place for burglarizing. |
| 10. | Building Trades, Civil Engineering. any of various cellular frameworks of logs, squared timbers, or steel or concrete objects of similar form assembled in layers at right angles, often filled with earth and stones and used in the construction of foundations, dams, retaining walls, etc. |
| 11. | a barrier projecting part of the way into a river and then upward, acting to reduce the flow of water and as a storage place for logs being floated downstream. |
| 12. | a lining for a well or other shaft. |
| 13. | Slang. one's home; pad. |
| 14. | Cribbage. a set of cards made up by equal contributions from each player's hand, and belonging to the dealer. |
| 15. | a cheap, ill-kept brothel. |
| 17. | British, Australian. lunch, esp. a cold lunch carried from home to work and eaten by a laborer on the job; snack. |
–verb (used with object) | 18. | Informal. to pilfer or steal, esp. to plagiarize (another's writings or ideas). |
| 19. | to confine in or as if in a crib. |
| 20. | to provide with a crib or cribs. |
| 21. | to line with timber or planking. |
–verb (used without object) | 22. | Informal. | a. | to use a crib in examinations, homework, translating, etc. |
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| 23. | (of a horse) to practice cribbing. |
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Washington Post - Found Oct. 17, 2008
Playkids USA is recalling about 2,000 Chinese-made portable cribs sold between March 2007 and September. The recalled crib has the model...
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Duckworth called, and a caseworker came to her home in Mount Airy with a portable crib that converts to a playpen.
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We had a portable DVD player which helped to pass some time. ... We managed all five of us, and Jesse slept in a porta-crib.
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... or new parents so that they can have a safe place for their baby to sleep.To get the portable crib, parents must go through an educational...
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Cribs for Kids helps keep children safe
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... or new parents so that they can have a safe place for their baby to sleep.To get the portable crib, parents must go through an educational...
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Roseville's Solid Ground seeks support to open doors
AdvisorSource.com - Found 16 hours ago
Besides the items listed above, Mankiewicz plans on supplying a portable crib, backpacks filled with supplies, and store gift cards for the...
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American Red Cross - Found Oct. 1, 2008
One evening, a Red Cross volunteer came to the family's sleeping area with a new, portable crib for the baby.
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Infant deaths spur SIDS education
Herald & Review - Found Oct. 12, 2008
'These would be easy reminders.'Shower attendees will have a chance to win a portable crib and also take home several goodies, including bibs...
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