Adams

proper nounnounproper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈædəmz//

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.

proper noun

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A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.
Maplewood, New Jersey Mayor Nancy Adams said her community banned gas-powered blowers in January 2023.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lake County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: Former name of Corte Madera, California.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Mower County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Walsh County, North Dakota.
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A number of places in the United States: A village in Gage County, Nebraska.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, New Jersey.
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A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Jefferson County, New York.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Umatilla County, Oregon.
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A number of places in the United States: A former community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Robertson County, Tennessee.
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A number of places in the United States: A city and town in Adams County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Adams Township.
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A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
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The only barangay in the municipality of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

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 -s English Adams From Adam + -s. (fishing fly): Named after Charles Adams, who asked his friend Leonard Halladay to design the fly.

noun

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A kind of dry fly primarily used for trout.
Although I still carry traditionally tied Adamses and a few Ginger Quills and the like, I now fish paraduns almost exclusively when […]

proper noun

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Also a form of Adamplural of Adam

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Forms

plural: Adamses

Adam · The first man and the progenitor of the human race.Adama · A city, formerly the capital city of Oromia Region in…adamant · Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.

Adams · A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Adam.

adapt · To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.adaptation · The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a…adapted · Having been subject to an alteration or change to fit a…

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