Definitions for Adams

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Adams Ad·ams

Spelling: [ad-uh mz]

IPA: /ˈæd əmz/

Adams is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in Adams (aadms).

Definitions for Adams

noun

1. Abigail (Smith) 1744–1818, U.S. social and political figure (wife of John Adams).
2. Alice, 1926–1999, U.S. writer.
3. Ansel, 1902–84, U.S. photographer.
4. Brooks, 1848–1927, U.S. historian and political scientist (son of Charles Francis Adams and brother of Henry Brooks Adams).
5. Charles Francis, 1807–86, U.S. statesman: minister to Great Britain 1861–68 (son of John Quincy Adams).
6. Franklin P(ierce) ("F.P.A") 1881–1960, U.S. author and columnist.
7. Henry (Brooks) 1838–1918, U.S. historian, writer, and teacher (son of Charles Francis Adams).
8. James Truslow [truhs-loh] /ˈtrʌs loʊ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1949, U.S. historian.
9. John, 1735–1826, 2nd president of the U.S. 1797–1801: a leader in the American Revolution.
10. John Michael Geoffrey Manningham [man-ing-uh m] /ˈmæn ɪŋ əm/ (Show IPA), ("Tom") 1931–85, Barbadian political leader: prime minister 1976–85.
11. John Quincy [kwin-zee,, -see] /ˈkwɪn zi,, -si/ (Show IPA), 1767–1848, 6th president of the U.S. 1825–29; secretary of state 1817–25 (son of John Adams).
12. Léonie Fuller [ley-oh-nee] /leɪˈoʊ ni/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. poet.
13. Maude (Maude Kiskadden) 1872–1953, U.S. actress.
14. Roger, 1889–1971, U.S. chemist.
15. Samuel, 1722–1803, American statesman: a leader in the American Revolution.
16. Samuel Hopkins, 1874–1958, U.S. journalist and novelist.
17. Walter Sydney, 1876–1956, U.S. astronomer.
18. Mount. a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. 12,307 feet (3751 meters).
19. a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains. 5798 feet (1767 meters).
20. a city in W Massachusetts.
21. the name of the first man: husband of Eve and progenitor of the human race. Gen. 2:7; 5:1–5.
22. Adolphe Charles [a-dawlf sharl] /aˈdɔlf ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1803–56, French composer of comic opera and ballet music.
23. James, 1730–94, and his brother Robert, 1728–92, English architects and furniture designers.
24. Lambert Sigisbert [lahn-ber see-zheez-ber] /lɑ̃ˈbɛr si ʒizˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1700–59, and his brother Nicholas Sébastien [nee-kaw-lah sey-bahs-tyan] /ni kɔˈlɑ seɪ bɑsˈtyɛ̃/ (Show IPA) 1705–78, French sculptors.
25. a male given name.

Idioms

1. not know from Adam, to be unacquainted with:
2. the old Adam, the natural tendency toward sin:

adjective

1. of or relating to the style of architecture, decoration, or furnishings associated with Robert and James Adam, characterized by free adaptation of ancient Roman forms and interiors treated with delicate ornament generally painted in light, vivid colors.

Origin of Adams

From the Hebrew word ādhām literally, man

Examples for Adams

Like the other speakers, Adams recalled a dedicated friend, and one who was always dressed to the nines.

He then invited Mr Adams to dinner, and desired the young woman might come with him.

It was a wonderful night, and Adams was a village in which to see a wonderful night.

He was never seen by Adams people except when he made his marketing expeditions.

“We were exhausted, and I was so upset and wondered what I would do,” says Adams.

Nobody in Adams knew just how or where he had spent his life.

It is, to borrow the title of an old Adams record, a heartbreaker.

Whatever peace and contentment Adams has found seldom finds its way into his music.

It seemed to her that no girl, certainly no girl in Adams, had ever done such a thing.

“The Thai military is making the Chinese communist party look liberal right now,” Adams told The Daily Beast.