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ADOBE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
Synonyms:
adobe; adobe brick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The clay from which adobe bricks are made
Classified under:
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)
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