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Noun: Adams  a-dumz
  1. 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)
    - John Quincy Adams, President Adams, President John Quincy Adams
     
  2. American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
    - Sam Adams, Samuel Adams
     
  3. A mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
    - Mount Adams
     
  4. 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
    - John Adams, President Adams, President John Adams
Noun: Adam  a-dum
  1. (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
     
  2. [slang] A street name for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
    - ecstasy [slang], XTC [slang], go [slang], disco biscuit [slang], X [slang], hug drug [slang], molly [US, slang]
     
  3. Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
    - Robert Adam

Type of: adult male, American Revolutionary leader, architect, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], Chief Executive, designer, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [Brit, N. Amer, informal], man, MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, mountain peak, POTUS [US, informal], President, President of the United States, sod [informal], United States President

Part of: Cascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades, Evergreen State, WA, Wash., Washington

Encyclopedia: Adams, NJ

Adam, Nicholas