adobe
noun
1 adobe
The clay from which adobe bricks are made.
Roget 635:
material,
raw material,
stuff,
stock,
staple;
adobe,
brown stone;
chinking;
clapboard;
daubing;
puncheon;
shake;
shingle,
bricks and mortar;
metal;
stone;
clay,
brick crockery
etc.
384;
compo,
composition;
concrete;
reinforced concrete,
cement;
wood,
ore,
timber.
materials;
supplies,
munition,
fuel,
grist,
household stuff pabulum
etc.
(food)
298;
ammunition
etc.
(arms)
727;
contingents;
relay,
reinforcement,
reenforcement†;
baggage
etc.
(personal property)
780;
means
etc.
632;
calico,
cambric,
cashmere.
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Dutch: steenklei, adobe
2 adobe
Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates.
synonym: adobe brick.
Dutch: adobe
Polish: cegła suszona
adjective
Roget 635:
raw
etc.
(unprepared)
674;
wooden
etc.
n.;
adobe.
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