adobe

/əˈdoʊbi/
adjective
  1. Made of or relating to adobe.
    • She admired the adobe architecture of the old church.
    • They bought an adobe house in the desert.
    • The adobe walls were over two feet thick.
noun
  1. A building material made from clay and straw, dried in the sun, used especially in hot, dry regions.
    • Adobe is an inexpensive and natural building material common in the Southwest.
    • The villagers mixed straw with clay to make adobe for their homes.
    • Many ancient structures in the region were built from adobe.
  2. A brick made of adobe.
    • They stacked adobes to form the thick walls of the house.
    • The old mission was constructed from thousands of adobes.
    • Each adobe was shaped by hand and left to dry in the sun.
  3. A house or building made of adobe bricks.
    • We stayed in a cozy adobe during our trip to New Mexico.
    • She painted the adobe white to reflect the desert sun.
    • The adobe had thick walls that kept it cool in summer.
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