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address
(/@/'dr/E/s )

noun (n)

  • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He listened to an address on minor Roman poets.
    Synonym:
    speech
    source: wordnet30
  • the manner of speaking to another individual(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He failed in his manner of address to the captain.
    source: wordnet30
  • a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • social skill(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    savoir-faire
    source: wordnet30
  • Act of preparing one's self.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • speak to(verb.communication)
    Example:
    He addressed the crowd outside the window.
    Synonym:
    turn to
    source: wordnet30
  • give a speech to(verb.communication)
    Example:
    The chairman addressed the board of trustees.
    Synonym:
    speak
    source: wordnet30
  • put an address on (an envelope)(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    direct
    source: wordnet30
  • direct a question at someone(verb.competition)
    source: wordnet30
  • address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question(verb.consumption)
    source: wordnet30
  • greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name(verb.social)
    Example:
    He always addresses me with `Sir'.
    Synonym:
    call
    source: wordnet30
  • access or locate by address(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    cover, deal, handle, plow, treat
    source: wordnet30
  • speak to someone(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    accost, come up to
    source: wordnet30
  • adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • To aim; to direct.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To prepare one's self.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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