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. coming immediately after in space, time, order. 1  abutting. 2  adjacent. 3  adjoining. 4  after. 5  alongside. 6  attached. 7  back-to-back. 8  beside. 9  close. 10  closest. 11  coming. 12  consequent. 13  coterminous. 14  ensuing. 15  following. 16  hard by. 17  later. 18  meeting. 19  nearest. 20  neighboring. 21  on the side. 22  proximate. 23  side-by-side. 24  subsequent. 25  succeeding. 26  touching.