Definition of adobe Adobe

/ʌdowˈbi/ - [udowbee] - a•do•be

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Noun

Plural: adobes

adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
  adobe brick
  brick rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
adobe - the clay from which adobe bricks are made
  clay United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • adobe (Noun)
    An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
  • adobe (Noun)
    A house made of adobe brick.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • adobe (n.)
    An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • adobe
    An unburnt brick dried in the sun made of clay and dried grasses.
  • adobe
    Made of adobe.
  • adobe
    The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
  • adobe
    An American multinational computer software company, historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • adobe
    a-dō′bā, n. and adj. a sun-dried brick, or made of such. [Sp. adobar, to plaster.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • adobe
    (Sp.). An unburnt brick, dried in the sun, made from earth of a loamy character, containing about two-thirds fine sand mixed intimately with one-third or less of clayey dust or fine sand.

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