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adam's ale

Adam's ale
A a

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Definitions of adam's ale words

  • noun adam's ale water 3
  • noun adam's ale water. 1
  • noun adam's ale (archaic, humorous) Water. 0

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Origin of adam's ale

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45

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Parts of speech for Adam's ale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

adam's ale popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for adam's ale

noun adam's ale

  • drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
  • rain — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
  • saliva — a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
  • aqua — Aqua is the same as the colour aquamarine.
  • tears — the act of tearing.

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