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adobes

adobes is the plural of adobe.

Meaning of adobe

Noun

adobe (usually uncountable, plural adobes)

  1. (usually) An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
    • Many people in Texas and New Mexico live in adobe houses.
    Synonyms:
    dobe, mudbrick
  2. (usually) The earth from which such bricks are made.
  3. (usually) A house made of adobe brick.
    • The snow-dusted mesas and million-dollar adobes look enchanting as ever[…].2007 March 11, Ralph Blumenthal, “Prosecutor’s Ouster Shifts Political Order”, in New York Times

See all 4 meanings of adobe

Noun capitalized: Adobes

Adobes

  1. (plural) plural of Adobe

Questions about adobes

What is adobes the plural of?
Adobes is the plural of adobe.
What part of speech is adobes?
Adobes is a noun.

Words near adobes in the dictionary

  1. adobe bread
  2. adobe breads
  3. adobe lilies
  4. adobe lily
  5. adobelike
  6. adobes
  7. adobo
  8. adobos
  9. adocid
  10. adocids
  11. adoe

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