Adobe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈdəʊ.bi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Adobe is a noun meaning An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
Meaning
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
More Meanings
- The earth from which such bricks are made.
- A house made of adobe brick.
Example Sentences
Many people in Texas and New Mexico live in adobe houses.
The snow-dusted mesas and million-dollar adobes look enchanting as ever[…].
“Find me a nice, clean adobe wall,” says he, “and send Senor Rompiro up against it.”
Stone sidewalks, little more than a ledge in width, ran along the base of the mean and monotonous adobe houses.
Word Forms
- adobes
Synonyms for adobe
Depending on context, synonyms include dobe, mudbrick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include acrobat, format, reader, pdf, software, mud.
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