Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Adam and Eve

present participle of Adam and Eve

Alternative form of Adam and Eve (“a plant, the puttyroot”)

The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis.

(humorous, idiomatic) Water.

(Cockney rhyming slang) To believe.

The puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale).

(idiomatic, archaic, thieves' cant and slang) A pickpocket's accomplice; the person who takes the goods a pickpocket steals and leaves with them.

(anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence. / Tabernaemontana divaricata, a fragrant houseplant native to southeast Asia.

(Scotland) Synonym of Adam's ale