When the economy takes a hit, the hoaxers come out of the woodwork to prey on those desperate for money during tough times. But exactly what is a hoax and how do people recognize when they are being scammed? The traditional definition of a hoax is âan act meant to trick or deceive.â (Merriam-Webster.com).
Adjacent (graph theory), two vertices that are the endpoints of an edge in a graph. Adjacent (music), a conjunct step to a note which is next in the scale.
adj. near, nearby. 1  abutting. 2  across the street. 3  adjacent. 4  adjoining. 5  approaching. 6  around the corner. 7  at hand. 8  contiguous. 9  convenient. 10  give or take a little. 11  handy. 12  hard by. 13  immediate. 14  imminent. 15  impending. 16  in spitting distance. 17  in the ball park. 18  near-at-hand. 19  nearest. 20  nearly. 21  neighboring. 22  next. 23  nigh. 24  proximate. 25  under one's nose. 26  warm.