English Explanatory Dictionary

Adams

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
  4. Former name of Corte Madera, California.
  5. An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
  8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  9. A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.
  10. A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
  11. A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
  12. An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
noun
  1. A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
name
  1. plural of Adam

Pronunciation

/ˈædəmz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Adams.wav

Word forms

Adams Adamses Addams

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam English -s English Adams From Adam + -s. (fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

Derived words

Adams City Adams County Adams Estate Adamsia Adamsian Adams Island adamsite Adams Morgan Adams-Nance syndrome Adams-Oliver syndrome Adams's catalyst Adams-Stokes attack Adams-Stokes syndrome Adamstown Adamsville Fanny Adams North Adams Stokes-Adams attack Stokes-Adams syndrome
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