Adobe

/əˈdoʊ.bi/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A building material made from earth and organic materials, usually in the form of bricks, used for constructing walls and other structures.

The ancient pueblo dwellings were built using adobe bricks.

A type of housing constructed from adobe.

They lived in an adobe house that kept cool in the summer.

A traditional method of construction that utilizes natural materials.

Adobe construction is still popular in many parts of the Southwest.

Spanish 'adobe', from Arabic 'al-tob', meaning 'the brick'.

Adobe house

A house made from adobe bricks.

Adobe style

A style of architecture that uses adobe as a primary building material.

earth

The soil or ground, particularly in terms of its use in construction.

straw

The dry stalks of cereal plants, used in building materials.

Referring to Adobe Systems or software products.

I just finished editing a video using Adobe; it's super user-friendly.

A quick reference to Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

I have to hop onto Adobe for my design project.