Adobe

Word ADOBE
Character 5
Hyphenation a do be
Pronunciations /əˈdəʊ.bi/

Definitions and meanings of "Adobe"

What do we mean by adobe?

A building material consisting of clay mixed with straw or dung, fashioned into sun-dried bricks or used as mortar or plaster. noun

A brick of this material. noun

The clay or soil used in making this material. noun

A structure built with adobe bricks. noun

The Mexican-Spanish name of the sun-dried brick in common use in countries of small rainfall and of inferior civilization. noun

Clay or soil from which sun-dried bricks are made, or which is suitable for making them. In the quicksilver-mines of the Pacific coast, a brick made of the finer ores mixed with clay, for more convenient handling in the furnace. noun

Built or made of adobes or sundried bricks. Suitable for making sundried bricks: as, an adobe soil.

An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, . noun

Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. noun

Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals. noun

An unburnt brick dried in the sun. noun

A house made of adobe brick. noun

Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates noun

The clay from which adobe bricks are made noun

An unburnt brick dried in the sun.

The earth from which such bricks are made.

A house made of adobe brick.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Adobe

The word "adobe" in example sentences

Building your own little cozy adobe is a dream for many. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I checked out the free portion of the site and found that comic books are being provided for in adobe formats, supplying rich and colorful views of comics, that can be zoomed in and out of, and paging that allows flipping quickly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Generally, adobe is not sealed before the stucco is applied. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The authors chose well the buildings they use as examples for their premise that "adobe is an old tradition with a new future," the recurring theme of the book. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Along one 500-mile stretch, villagers living in adobe houses move freely from one side to another, and no one pays them any mind unless they wander too far into the modern world. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And, again, there's that generous supply of first-class photos to illustrate all those ways in which adobe is used. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The main thing with adobe is to get it up off the ground. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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