Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adam

3 senses of adam

Sense 1
Adam -- ((Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race)
       INSTANCE OF=> man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")

Sense 2
Adam, Robert Adam -- (Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792))
       INSTANCE OF=> architect, designer -- (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Sense 3
Adam, ecstasy, XTC, go, disco biscuit, cristal, X, hug drug -- (street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
       => methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA -- (a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time")