adobe
noun
ado·be
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Definition of adobe
1
: a brick or building material of sun-dried earth and straw
2
: a structure made of adobe bricks
3
: a heavy clay used in making adobe bricks
broadly
: alluvial or playa clay in desert or arid regions
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Other Words from adobe
adobelike
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of adobe in a Sentence
The house was built of adobe.
Recent Examples on the Web
Mexican architecture shapes the city, from opulent mission-style haciendas in the hills to humble adobe houses. — Washington Post, "Before massacre, El Paso became a hot spot on Mexican border," 6 Aug. 2019 Guadalupe's bell rings again Nearly 100 years ago, class in Guadalupe was held in an adobe building that was formerly the Valdez Pool Hall, according to a news release from the Tempe Elementary School District. — Lily Altavena, azcentral, "Guadalupe's Frank Elementary School elementary rings in a new year with historic bell," 5 Aug. 2019 The 2,691-square-foot home was originally built as an adobe in 1946 and underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2011 to include a main three-bedroom house and a smaller one-bedroom guest casita. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Cute 1946 cottage in Santa Barbara asks $2.9M," 27 June 2019 Landmarks: The Osuna Ranch adobe dates to 1830, when Juan Osuna owned the land. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Rancho Santa Fe: Semi-rural enclave with picturesque town center," 28 June 2019 Equally interesting: blacksmiths, Native American potters and adobe-house builders, fletchers and coopers (that's arrow- and barrel-makers), glaziers making glass from sand, cooks trying a mac and cheese recipe written in 1784. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "Spiff Up Your Real-World Skills With Old Timey YouTube," 25 June 2019 Toothbrushes were used to scrub the mud from its exterior so as to avoid damaging the stucco, wood, and adobe. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Inside the Glamorous Montecito Ranch Where Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Got Married," 18 June 2019 The walls were made of adobe and covered with plaster. — National Geographic, "This Stone Age settlement took humanity's first steps toward city life," 26 Mar. 2019 Dual art exhibit opens at adobe Award-winning artist Susan Nikkel and friend Joan Schooley present a dual exhibit that opened this week and runs through June 29 at Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, 640 Alta Vista Drive. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Democratic Club hosts Campa-Najjar... community events this weekend," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'adobe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for adobe
adobe
noun
English Language Learners Definition of adobe
: a type of brick made of a mixture of mud and straw that is dried by the sun
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adobe
noun
ado·be
| \ ə-ˈdō-bē
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Kids Definition of adobe
1
: brick made of earth or clay dried in the sun
2
: a building made of adobe
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