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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:

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)

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