a mountain in SW Washington, in the Cascade Range. Height: 3743 m (12 280 ft)
Adams in British English2
(ˈædəmz)
noun
1.
Gerry, full name Gerrard Adams. born 1948, Northern Ireland politician; president of Sinn Féin from 1983: negotiated the Irish Republican Army ceasefires in 1994–96 and 1997; member of the parliament of the Irish Republic from 2011
2.
Henry (Brooks). 1838–1918, US historian and writer. His works include Mont Saint Michel et Chartres (1913) and his autobiography The Education of Henry Adams (1918)
3.
John. 1735–1826, second president of the US (1797–1801); US ambassador to Great Britain (1785–88); helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776)
4.
John Coolidge. born 1947, US composer; works include the operas Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991)
5.
John Couch. 1819–92, British astronomer who deduced the existence and position of the planet Neptune
6.
John Quincey. son of John Adams. 1767–1848, sixth president of the US (1825–29); secretary of state (1817–25)
7.
Richard. 1920–2016, British author; his novels include Watership Down (1972), The Plague Dogs (1977), and Traveller (1988)
8.
Samuel. 1722–1803, US revolutionary leader; one of the organizers of the Boston Tea Party; a signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Adams in American English1
(ˈædəmz)
1.
ˈAnsel (ˈænsəl) 1902-84; U.S. photographer
2.
Charles Francis1807-86; U.S. statesman: son of John Quincy
3.
Henry (Brooks)1838-1918; U.S. historian & writer: son of Charles Francis
4.
John1735-1826; 2d president of the U.S. (1797-1801)
5.
ˈJohn Quincy (ˈkwɪnzi) ; ˈkwɪnsi) 1767-1848; 6th president of the U.S. (1825-29): son of John
Mountmountain of the Cascade Range, S Wash.: 12,307 ft (3,751 m)
2.
Mountpeak of the White Mountains, N.H.: 5,798 ft (1,767 m)
Word origin
(sense 1) after Adams1 (sense 4)
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Adams
mountain
All related terms of 'Adams'
fanny adams
absolutely nothing at all
Adam's ale
water
Adams-Stokes syndrome
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles
Adam's apple
Your Adam's apple is the lump that sticks out of the front of your neck below your throat .
atrioventricular block
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles
heart block
impaired conduction or blocking of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat , resulting in a lack of coordination between the beating of the atria and the ventricles