ADOBE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adobe mean? 

• ADOBE (noun)
  The noun ADOBE has 2 senses:

1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made

2. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

  Familiarity information: ADOBE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADOBE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The clay from which adobe bricks are made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("adobe" is a kind of...):

clay (a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired)

Holonyms ("adobe" is a substance of...):

adobe; adobe brick (sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

adobe; adobe brick

Hypernyms ("adobe" is a kind of...):

brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)

Meronyms (substance of "adobe"):

adobe (the clay from which adobe bricks are made)