Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, hug drug
(noun) street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Adam
(noun) (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
Adam, Robert Adam
(noun) Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ad"am, n.
1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
2. (As a symbol)
Definition: "Original sin;" human frailty. And whipped the offending Adam out of him. Shak. Adam's ale, water. [Coll.] -- Adam's apple.
1. (Bot.) (a) A species of banana (Musa paradisiaca). It attains a height of twenty feet or more. Paxton]. (b) A species of lime (Citris limetta).
2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.
– Adam's flannel (Bot.), the mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
– Adam's needle (Bot.), the popular name of a genus (Yucca) of liliaceous plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
