ado | (noun) a rapid active commotion | Synonyms: bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir |
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adobe | (noun) sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates | Synonyms: adobe brick |
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(noun) the clay from which adobe bricks are made | - |
adobo | (noun) a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice | - |
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adolescence | (noun) in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | - |
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(noun) the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood | - |
adolescent | (noun) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | Synonyms: stripling, teen, teenager |
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adonis | (noun) any handsome young man | - |
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adoptee | (noun) someone (such as a child) who has been adopted | - |
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adopter | (noun) a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child | Synonyms: adoptive parent |
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adoption | (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal |
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(noun) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | Synonyms: borrowing |
(noun) a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) | - |
adorability | (noun) extreme attractiveness | Synonyms: adorableness |
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adorableness | (noun) extreme attractiveness | Synonyms: adorability |
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adoration | (noun) the act of admiring strongly | Synonyms: idolisation, idolization |
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(noun) the worship given to God alone | Synonyms: latria |
(noun) a feeling of profound love and admiration | Synonyms: worship |
adorer | (noun) someone who admires a young woman | Synonyms: admirer |
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adornment | (noun) the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting | - |
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(noun) a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness | - |
adoxography | (noun) fine writing in praise of trivial or base subjects | - |
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