adobe

Everyday

1. Mud mixed with straw and dried in the sun to make bricks. tree →
2. A building made of these sun-dried bricks, common in dry places like the south-western USA and Mexico. tree →
3. (a name) Adobe is a software company that makes programs such as Photoshop and the PDF reader. tree →

In the lessons

In geography and history lessons it describes homes of Pueblo peoples and desert towns; in science, adobe keeps houses cool by day and warm at night. In computing, «Adobe» is a company name. Phrases: «adobe brick», «adobe house», «adobe walls».

Examples

• The adobe house stayed cool in the desert heat. tree →
• Pueblo people built homes from adobe. tree →
• We made tiny adobe bricks from mud and straw in class. tree →
• Adobe walls are very thick. tree →
• Rain can wear away adobe over time. tree →
• Dad opened the file in Adobe Reader. tree →
• The old mission church is made of adobe. tree →

Note

Said «a-DOE-bee». Material sense is uncountable («built of adobe»); the company name has a capital A. Not the same as «abode» (home) — letters swapped.