portabilˈity noun

1. The quality of being portable
2. The ability of a program to be used on another computer system

portˈable adjective

1. Easily or conveniently carried or moved about
2. Endurable (Shakespeare)
3. (of a computer program) easily adapted for use on a wide range of computers

A portable article

portˈage noun

1. An act of carrying
2. Carriage
3. The price of carriage
4. A space, track, or journey, over which goods and boats have to be carried or dragged overland
5. A sailor's private venture in a voyage (Shakespeare)

To transport goods, boats, etc overland between waterways

portˈance noun (Spenser; Shakespeare)

Carriage, bearing

portˈate adjective (heraldry)

In a position as if being carried

portˈatile adjective

Portable

portˈative adjective

Easily carried

A portable organ (often pair of portatives)

port-crayˈon or porte-crayˈon noun

(Fr porte-crayon) a handle for holding a crayon

porte-bonheur /portˈbon-œrˈ/ noun (French)

A charm carried for luck

porteˈ-monnaieˈ /-mon-eˈ/ noun (French)

A purse or pocketbook

portˈ-fire noun

A slow-match or match-cord