adult

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædʌlt/, /əˈdʌlt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə dult, adult)



adult
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Sense: Noun: grown-up human or animal
Synonyms:
grown-up, man Collocations, woman Collocations, grown woman, grown man, legal adult, full-grown man, full-grown woman, fully-grown woman, fully-grown man, mature female, mature male, young adult, young woman, young man, middle-aged man, middle-aged woman, grown-up person, responsible adult, old man, old woman, mature animal, adult human, elderly woman, elderly man, a man grown (literary, archaic), a woman grown (literary, archaic), woman of a certain age
Sense: Adjective: fully developed
Synonyms:
mature Collocations, grown Collocations, fully grown, full-grown, grown-up, fully-fledged, developed Collocations, fully developed, fully matured, ripe Collocations, matured, full-blown, middle-aged, of a certain age
Sense: Adjective: displaying mature qualities
Synonyms:
mature Collocations, grown-up
Sense: Adjective: pornographic
Synonyms:
pornographic, X-rated, erotic, naughty Collocations (informal), sexy Collocations, smutty (informal), risqué, racy (informal), sexually explicit, blue Collocations (informal), obscene, lewd Collocations, softcore, soft-core, hard-core, hardcore, porn Collocations (informal), porno (informal), porny (informal), dirty Collocations (informal), suggestive, vulgar, rude Collocations


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