adams

Definition of adams in English English dictionary: A patronymic surname derived from Adam; 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826); American photographer noted for his magnificent black-and-white photographs of the American wilderness. American historian who theorized that civilizations rise and fall according to a pattern of economic growth and decline. American public official who as an ambassador during the Civil War helped dissuade Great Britain from officially recognizing the Confederacy. American historian noted for his nine-volume History of the United States during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison (1889-1891). He also wrote a famous autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams (1918). The first Vice President (1789-1797) and second President (1797-1801) of the United States. He was a major figure during the American Revolution, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, and the shaping of the Constitution. The sixth President of the United States (1825-1829). As secretary of state (1817-1825) he helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine. After his presidency he served in the House of Representatives (1831-1848), where he advocated antislavery measures. A peak, 3,753.6 m (12,307 ft) high, in the Cascade Range of southwest Washington. American Revolutionary leader whose agitations spurred Bostonians toward rebellion against British occupation and rule. He was a member of the First and Second Continental Congresses, signed the Declaration of Independence, and served as governor of Massachusetts (1794-1797). Adams Abigail Adams Ansel Adams Charles Francis Adams Gerry Gerard Adams Adams Henry Brooks Adams John Coolidge Adams John Adams John Quincy Adams Samuel Adams Walter Sydney Nathaniel Adams Coles Keller Helen Adams; a Latvian male given name. See Adam; a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high); American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803); an English patronymic surname derived from Adam; {i} family name; male first name; John Adams (1735-1826), 2nd president of the United States (1797-1801); John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), 6th president of the United States (1825-29); Samuel Adams (1722-1803), signer of the Declaration of Independence; 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848); a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) 2nd President of the United States (1735-1826) 6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848) American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
adams apple: See under Adam
Adam: The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, said to be the progenitor of the human race
Say Goddess, what ensu’d when Raphael, / The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarn'd / Adam by dire example to beware / Apostasie,.
Adam: Original sin or human frailty
Adam: (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin
Second Adam from above,Reinstate us in thy love.
Adam: A male given name
What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird, / And Adam like the Lord's First Word,.
Fanny Adams: Nothing (sanitized version of fuck all)
John Adams: The second President of the United States, a Federalist
Stokes Adams: (Geometri) Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in syncope (fainting) with or without convulsions
Stokes Adams attack: (Geometri) Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in syncope (fainting) with or without convulsions
adam: {n} the first man created
Abigail Adams: orig. Abigail Smith born Nov. 22, 1744, Weymouth, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1818, Quincy, Mass., U.S. U.S. first lady. She was the daughter of a Congregational minister. Educated entirely at home, she became an avid reader of history. She married John Adams in 1764 and raised four children, including John Quincy Adams, in Quincy, Mass. In 1774 she began a prolific correspondence with her husband, who was attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia; she described daily life and discussed public affairs during the American Revolution with wit and political acuity. She continued her letters to family and friends while in Europe (1784-88) and Washington, D.C. (1789-1801), during her husband's diplomatic and presidential careers. She was considered an influential adviser to him
Adam: The first man created and a Prophet of Islam
Adam: O T see also Eve
Adam: red, a Babylonian word, the generic name for man, having the same meaning in the Hebrew and the Assyrian languages It was the name given to the first man, whose creation, fall, and subsequent history and that of his descendants are detailed in the first book of Moses (Gen 1: 27-ch 5) "God created man [Heb , Adam] in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them "
Adam: Name mean red, earth First man See Adam, Second
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Adam: Robert Adam (1728-92): eminent architect who designed furniture for the houses he built or re-modelled; famous for his revival of the classical style, based on Ancient Greek and Roman taste, begun in England during the 1760's
Adam: Scottish brothers Robert and James Adam practiced as architects and designers, employing cabinetmakers, painters, and sculptors to execute their designs
Adam: {i} first man and the husband of Eve (Biblical); male first name
Adam: In Genesis, the name Adam literally means "ruddy," from the Hebrew for "red"; it possibly derives from an Akkadian word meaning "creature " In the older creation account (Gen 2: 4-4: 26), Adam is simply "the man [earthling]," which is not rendered as a proper name until the Septuagint version (c 250 b c e ) New Testament writers typically use Adam as a symbol of all humanity (as in 1 Cor 15: 21-49 and Rom 5: 12-21) See Fall, the
Adam: British architect who led the neoclassical movement in England and is noted for his elegant interior designs and for collaborations with his brother James (1730-1794). Adam and Eve Adam's Peak Adam Robert Elsheimer Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Oehlenschläger Adam Gottlob Powell Adam Clayton Jr. Sedgwick Adam Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Alexander Pius Smith Adam
Adam: First man mentioned in Genesis and thus the paradigm for the human being Adam features in many pseudepigraphic texts of the Second Temple period found at Qumran
Adam: (Hebrew for "human man") Name given to first created male (with Eve as female) in the creation story in Hebrew Scriptures (Bereishis [Genesis] 1) Has been interpreted over the centuries both literally (as an actual historical person) and symbolically (as a generic humankind)
Adam: Furniture designed by the 18th-Century English architects Robert and James Adam, in the same Pompeiian classicism which marked their houses Pieces are delicate and slim, and have simple straight lines and restrained ornamentation
Adam: Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
Adam: Art Design Architecture and Media
Adam: Adam, as first man, is the metaphorical representation of the collective entity who represents all people
Adam: Armywide Devices Automated Management System
Adam: derived from a Hebrew root which means both "earth/dirt" and "red" Adon : Lord
Adam: The first man in the Bible and the Quran, the mythological progenitor of the human race
Adam: the first human creation
Adam: The first male God created; he and his mate Eve disobeyed God and were expelled from the garden of Eden See Chapter 1 Yahwist Creation Story The Hebrew term adam can variously designate humankind collectively (as in Genesis 1: 24, 27), the first man (when used with the definite article the as in Genesis 2-3), or the personal name Adam (when used without the definite article as in Genesis 5: 3) See Chapter 1
Adam: given name, male, from Hebrew
Adam: (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
Adam: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Adam: Area Denial Artillery Munition
Adam: A robo-demon created from other demon parts Click here for a full description
Adam: The style period from 1765-1790 The Adam brothers introduced the neoclassical style in furniture and architecture to England
Adam: Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring System, formerly known as the Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) program
Adam: earthborn
Ansel Adams: {i} (1902-1984) American photographer known for his panoramic photographs of the American southwest, co-founder of the photographic art department at the Museum of Modern Art (NY, USA)
Ansel Adams: a US photographer famous for his black-and-white photographs of the countryside in the west of the US (1902-84). born Feb. 20, 1902, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. died April 22, 1984, Carmel, Calif. U.S. photographer. In 1927 he published Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras, photographs that imitated Impressionist painting by suppressing detail in favour of soft, misty effects achieved in the darkroom. Adams was known for his dramatic images of mountain landscapes. He became one of the outstanding technicians in the history of photography; Making a Photograph (1935) was the first of his many books on photographic technique. He worked consistently to foster public awareness of photography as a fine art. In 1940 he helped organize the first public collection of photographs, at the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1946 he established, at the California School of Fine Arts, the first academic photography department
Charles Francis Adams: born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston U.S. diplomat. The son of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, he served in the Massachusetts legislature and edited a Whig journal. He helped form the antislavery Free-Soil Party and in 1848 was chosen its candidate for U.S. vice president. As ambassador to Britain (1861-68) he was instrumental in securing Britain's neutrality during the American Civil War and in promoting the arbitration of the Alabama claims
Douglas Adams: {i} (1952-2001) British writer, creator of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Gerry Adams: the leader of Sinn Féin, the Irish political party that wants Northern Ireland to unite with the Republic of Ireland (1948- ). orig. Gerard Adams born Oct. 6, 1948, Belfast, N.Ire. Irish nationalist and president of Sinn Féin, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was interned without trial as a suspected terrorist in 1972, 1973-76, and 1978. He became vice president of Sinn Féin in 1978 and persuaded the group to enter candidates in the 1981 elections. Elected to the British House of Commons in 1983, he refused to take the oath of allegiance and never took his seat. In 1991, as Sinn Féin's president (from 1983), he began to shift its strategy toward negotiation; his efforts led to indirect talks with the British government and a 1993 agreement (the Downing Street Declaration) by the British and Irish prime ministers to consider the future of Northern Ireland. He was credited with the IRA's 1994 cease-fire announcement and was pivotal in winning support for the Good Friday Agreement (1998), which led to the creation of a power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland
Helen Adams Keller: born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Ala., U.S. died June 1, 1968, Westport, Conn. U.S. author and educator who was blind and deaf. Deprived by illness of sight and hearing at the age of 19 months, Keller soon became mute as well. Five years later she began to be instructed by Anne Sullivan (1866-1936), who taught her the names of objects by pressing the manual alphabet into her palm. Eventually Keller learned to read and write in Braille. She wrote several books, including The Story of My Life (1902). Her childhood was dramatized in William Gibson's play The Miracle Worker (1959; film, 1962)
Henry Adams: born Feb. 16, 1838, Boston, Mass., U.S. died March 27, 1918, Washington, D.C. U.S. historian and man of letters. A product of Boston's elite Brahmin class and a descendant of two presidents, he was infused with disgust for American politics of his time. As a young newspaper correspondent and editor, he called for social and political reforms, but he later became disillusioned with a world he characterized as devoid of principle. That loss of faith was reflected in his novel Democracy (1880). His study of U.S. democracy culminated in his nine-volume History of the United States of America (1889-91), which received immediate acclaim. In Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1913) he described the medieval worldview as reflected in its architecture. The Education of Henry Adams (1918), his best-known work and one of the outstanding autobiographies of Western literature, traced his confrontations with the uncertainties of the 20th century
Henry Brooks Adams: born Feb. 16, 1838, Boston, Mass., U.S. died March 27, 1918, Washington, D.C. U.S. historian and man of letters. A product of Boston's elite Brahmin class and a descendant of two presidents, he was infused with disgust for American politics of his time. As a young newspaper correspondent and editor, he called for social and political reforms, but he later became disillusioned with a world he characterized as devoid of principle. That loss of faith was reflected in his novel Democracy (1880). His study of U.S. democracy culminated in his nine-volume History of the United States of America (1889-91), which received immediate acclaim. In Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres (1913) he described the medieval worldview as reflected in its architecture. The Education of Henry Adams (1918), his best-known work and one of the outstanding autobiographies of Western literature, traced his confrontations with the uncertainties of the 20th century
John Adams: (1735-1826) 2nd president of the United States (1797-1801)
John Adams: the second President of the US, from 1797 to 1801 (1735-1826). born Feb. 15, 1947, Worcester, Mass., U.S. U.S. composer. After studying at Harvard University he taught at the San Francisco Conservatory and conducted widely. His compositions, initially strongly influenced by minimalism, became tempered by expressive elements. His Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) are two of the best-known operas of the late 20th century. Other celebrated works include Harmonium (1980), Grand Pianola Music (1982), and Harmonielehre (1984-85). born Oct. 30, 1735, Braintree, Mass. died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Mass., U.S. U.S. politician, first vice president (1789-97) and second president (1797-1801) of the U.S. After graduating from Harvard College in 1755, he practiced law in Boston. In 1764 he married Abigail Smith (see Abigail Adams). Active in the American independence movement, he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature and served as a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-78), where he was appointed to a committee with Thomas Jefferson and others to draft the Declaration of Independence. In 1776-78 he was appointed to many congressional committees, including one to create a navy and another to review foreign affairs. He served as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and England (1778-88). In the first U.S. presidential election, he received the second largest number of votes and became vice president under George Washington. Adams's term as president was marked by controversy over his signing of the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798 and by his alliance with the conservative Federalist Party. In 1800 he was defeated for reelection by Jefferson and retired to live a secluded life in Massachusetts. In 1812 he overcame his bitterness toward Jefferson, with whom he began an illuminating correspondence. Both men died on July 4, 1826, the Declaration's 50th anniversary. John Quincy Adams was his son
John Coolidge Adams: born Feb. 15, 1947, Worcester, Mass., U.S. U.S. composer. After studying at Harvard University he taught at the San Francisco Conservatory and conducted widely. His compositions, initially strongly influenced by minimalism, became tempered by expressive elements. His Nixon in China (1987) and The Death of Klinghoffer (1991) are two of the best-known operas of the late 20th century. Other celebrated works include Harmonium (1980), Grand Pianola Music (1982), and Harmonielehre (1984-85)
John Quincy Adams: the sixth President of the US from 1825 to 1829. He was the son of John Adams, and he is believed to have written the Monroe Doctrine (1767-1848). born July 11, 1767, Braintree, Mass. died Feb. 23, 1848, Washington, D.C., U.S. Sixth president of the U.S. (1825-29). He was the eldest son of John Adams, second president of the U.S., and Abigail Adams. He accompanied his father to Europe on diplomatic missions (1778-80) and was later appointed U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1794) and to Prussia (1797). In 1801 he returned to Massachusetts and served in the U.S. Senate (1803-08). Resuming his diplomatic service, he became U.S. minister to Russia (1809-11) and to Britain (1815-17). Appointed secretary of state (1817-24), he was instrumental in acquiring Florida from Spain and in drafting the Monroe Doctrine. He ran for the presidency in 1824 against three other candidates; none received a majority of the electoral votes, though Andrew Jackson received a plurality. By constitutional design, the selection of the president went to the House of Representatives, where Adams was elected after receiving crucial support from Henry Clay, who had finished third in the initial balloting. He appointed Clay secretary of state, which further angered Jackson. Adams's presidency was unsuccessful; when he ran for reelection, Jackson defeated him. In 1830 he was elected to the House, where he served until his death. He was outspoken in his opposition to slavery; in 1839 he proposed a constitutional amendment forbidding slavery in any new state admitted to the Union. Southern congressmen prevented discussion of antislavery petitions by passing gag rules (repealed in 1844 as a result of Adams's persistence). In 1841 he successfully defended the slaves in the Amistad mutiny case
John Quincy Adams: (1767-1848) 6th president of the United States (1825-1829), Secretary of State during the Monroe administration, author of the Monroe Doctrine
Samuel Adams: a US politician and writer who protested against British taxes and law when the UK was still in control of the American colonies.. He was the main organizer of the Boston Tea Party (1722-1803). born Sept. 27, 1722, Boston, Mass. died Oct. 2, 1803, Boston, Mass., U.S. American Revolutionary leader. A cousin of John Adams, he graduated from Harvard College in 1740 and briefly practiced law. He became a strong opponent of British taxation measures and organized resistance to the Stamp Act. He was a member of the state legislature (1765-74), and in 1772 he helped found the Committees of Correspondence. He influenced reaction to the Tea Act of 1773, organized the Boston Tea Party, and led opposition to the Intolerable Acts. A delegate to the Continental Congress (1774-81), he continued to call for separation from Britain and signed the Declaration of Independence. He helped draft the Massachusetts constitution in 1780 and served as the state's governor (1794-97)
Walter S Adams: born Dec. 20, 1876, Syria died May 11, 1956, Pasadena, Calif., U.S. Syrian-born U.S. astronomer. He returned to the U.S. with his missionary parents when he was eight and studied at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Munich. Using spectroscopy, he investigated sunspots and the rotation of the Sun, the velocities and distances of thousands of stars, and planetary atmospheres. In 1904 he joined the original staff of Mount Wilson Observatory, where he served as director (1923-46). He took an important part in planning the 200-in. (5-m) telescope for the Palomar Observatory
Walter Sydney Adams: born Dec. 20, 1876, Syria died May 11, 1956, Pasadena, Calif., U.S. Syrian-born U.S. astronomer. He returned to the U.S. with his missionary parents when he was eight and studied at Dartmouth College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Munich. Using spectroscopy, he investigated sunspots and the rotation of the Sun, the velocities and distances of thousands of stars, and planetary atmospheres. In 1904 he joined the original staff of Mount Wilson Observatory, where he served as director (1923-46). He took an important part in planning the 200-in. (5-m) telescope for the Palomar Observatory
adam: human frailty
adam: The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race
adam: "Original sin;" human frailty
adam: "Original sin;"
adam: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
fanny adams: nautical term for tinned meat

Turkish - English

Definition of adams in Turkish English dictionary

adam

{i} Guy

Wait till the guys at work hear that your wife left you for another woman. - İş yerindeki adamların karının seni başka bir kadın için terk ettiğini duyuncaya kadar bekle.

What! You're still with that guy? and we answer: What can I do! I LOVE him! - Ne! Sen hâlâ o adamla birlikte misin? ve biz cevaplarız: Ne yapabilirim! Onu seviyorum!

adam

chap

adam

men

Dima slept with 25 men in one night and then killed them. - Dima bir gecede 25 adamla yattı ve sonra onları öldürdü.

Four armed men held up the bank and escaped with $4 million. - Dört kollu adam bankayı soydu ve 4 milyon dolar ile kaçtı.

adam

bird

The old man opened the car window and aimed his gun at the bird. - Yaşlı adam araba penceresini açtı ve silahıyla kuşa nişan aldı.

The man shot three birds with a gun. - Adam bir silahla üç kuşu vurdu.

adam

{i} Jack

Tom Jackson is considered to be one of the most dangerous men in Australia. - Tom Jackson Avustralya'daki en tehlikeli adamlardan biri olarak düşünülmektedir.

I know a guy who knows a guy who knows Tom Jackson. - Tom Jackson'ı tanıyan bir adamı tanıyan bir adam tanıyorum.

{i} Dick

dog

A man with a big dog came in. - Büyük bir köpeği olan adam içeri girdi.

The guys are sleeping like dogs. - Adamlar köpekler gibi uyuyorlar.

An old man came up and shook Lincoln's hand. - Yaşlı bir adam geldi ve Lincoln'la tokalaştı.

The man took the boy by the hand. - Adam çocuğu elinden tuttu.

adam

one

There were two people in it, one of her girl students and a young man. - Onun içinde iki kişi vardı, onun kız öğrencilerinden birisi ve genç bir adam.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. - Körlerin ülkesinde, tek gözlü adam kraldır.

{i} employee

A young person is waiting for you outside. - Genç bir adam seni dışarıda bekliyor.

Donald Trump is a famous business person. - Donald Trump ünlü bir iş adamıdır.

Fred is a lazy fellow. - Fred tembel bir adam.

For all his faults, he is a good fellow. - Tüm hatalarına rağmen, o iyi bir adam.

Hope is when you suddenly run to the kitchen like a mad man to check if the empty chocolate cookie box you just finished an hour ago is magically full again. - Ümit; bir saat önce bitirdiğin çikolatalı çörek kutusunun sihirle tekrar dolup dolmadığını kontrol etmek için çılgın bir adam gibi birdenbire mutfağa doğru koştuğundadır.

adam

gentleman

You're a gentleman and a scholar. - Sen bir beyefendi ve bir bilim adamısın.

He described the man as a model gentleman. - Adamı örnek bir beyefendi olarak tanımladı.

adam

johnny

adam

man

He is a robust young man. - O sağlam genç bir adam.

A healthy man does not know the value of health. - Sağlıklı olan adam sağlığın değerini bilmez.

adam

bastard

adam

joker [(Konuşma Dili)]

adam

cuss [(Konuşma Dili)]

adam

fellow man

adam

feller [(Konuşma Dili)]

(isim) Prophet Adam

adam

employee; servant; retainer; helper

man, person, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, cookie, bastard; human being; employee, worker; manpower; hired man, hired hand

adam

follower, supporter, man

adam

prov. husband, man. Adamım! (Konuşma Dili) My friend!

adam

agent, representative

{i} buster

{i} cuss

{i} lad

The two men competed for Lady Mary's heart. - İki adam Lady Mary'nin kalbi için yarıştı.

The young lady has less fruit than the man. - Genç bayanın adamdan daha az meyvesi var.

adam

gent

The gentle-looking old man got up and gave his hand to me. - Kibar görünüşlü yaşlı adam kalktı ve elini bana verdi.

You're a gentleman and a scholar. - Sen bir beyefendi ve bir bilim adamısın.

adam

joo

adam

{i} cooky

adam

bod

Is she a woman with a beard or a man with a woman's body? - O sakallı bir kadın mı yoksa kadın vücutlu bir adam mı?

Tom said that, from childhood, he had felt like a girl who had been born in the body of a man. - Tom, çocukluktan beri, bir adamın vücudunda doğmuş olan bir kız gibi hissettiğini söyledi.

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