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address
verb(ad-dress)
put an address on (an envelope)
Synonyms: direct,
address
noun(ad-dress)
social skill
Synonyms: savoir-faire,
address
verb(ad-dress)
give a speech to
Synonyms: speak,
Examples:
The chairman addressed the board of trustees.
address
noun(ad-dress)
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
Synonyms: destination, name and address,
address
verb(ad-dress)
speak to someone
Synonyms: accost, come up to,
address
noun(ad-dress)
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Synonyms: computer address, reference,
address
verb(ad-dress)
speak to
Synonyms: turn to,
Examples:
He addressed the crowd outside the window.
address
noun(ad-dress)
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Synonyms: speech,
Examples:
He listened to an address on minor Roman poets.
address
verb(ad-dress)
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
Synonyms: call,
Examples:
He always addresses me with `Sir'.
address
verb(ad-dress)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
Synonyms: cover, deal, handle, plow, treat,
address
verb(ad-dress)
access or locate by address
address
verb(ad-dress)
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
address
verb(ad-dress)
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
address
noun(ad-dress)
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
address
verb(ad-dress)
direct a question at someone
address
noun(ad-dress)
the manner of speaking to another individual
Examples:
He failed in his manner of address to the captain.
address
noun(ad-dress)
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
address
noun(ad-dress)
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

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