adams

1. 1.

   American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)

   SynonymsSam AdamsSamuel Adams

   BroaderAmerican Revolutionary leader
2. 2.

   6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848)

   SynonymsJohn Quincy AdamsPresident AdamsPresident John Quincy Adams

   BroaderPresident of the United States
3. 3.

   2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)

   SynonymsJohn AdamsPresident AdamsPresident John Adams

   BroaderPresident of the United States
4. 4.

   a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)

   SynonymsMount Adams

   Broadermountain peak

   Part ofCascadesWashington

Other forms of adams

plural

adamses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about adams

What does adams mean?

adams means "American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adams?

adams has 2 syllables: ad-ams. The stress falls on "ad". In IPA it is /ˈædəmz/.

What is another word for adams?

Close synonyms include Sam Adams, Samuel Adams, John Quincy Adams, President Adams, President John Quincy Adams. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adams a common word?

adams is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.