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| 1. | [ noun ] (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored | |
| Synonyms: | computer_address | |
| Related terms: | code uniform_resource_locator computer_science | |
| 2. | [ verb ] speak to | |
| Synonyms: | speak_to turn_to | |
| Examples: | "He addressed the crowd outside the window" |
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| Related terms: | communicate ask addressee | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give a speech to | |
| Synonyms: | speak | |
| Examples: | "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" |
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| Related terms: | harangue keynote blaze_away memorialise speak | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with | |
| Related terms: | geographic_point residence business_address street_address mailing_address | |
| 5. | [ verb ] put an address on (an envelope, for example) | |
| Synonyms: | direct | |
| Related terms: | label re-address misaddress instrument addressee | |
| 6. | [ verb ] greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name | |
| Synonyms: | call | |
| Examples: | "He always addresses me with `Sir'" "Call me Mister" "She calls him by first name" |
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| Related terms: | name name | |
| 7. | [ noun ] a formal spoken communication delivered to an audience | |
| Synonyms: | speech | |
| Examples: | "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" |
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| Related terms: | speech_act sermon lecture inaugural_address impromptu allocution dithyramb dithyramb keynote_speech epilogue oratory litany public_speaking colloquium gettysburg_address introduction body conclusion | |
| 8. | [ verb ] direct a question at someone | |
| Related terms: | target addressee | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) the manner of speaking to another individual | |
| Examples: | "he failed in his manner of address to the captain" |
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| Related terms: | manner_of_speaking | |
| 10. | [ verb ] address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question | |
| Related terms: | use | |
| 11. | [ verb ] adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting | |
| Related terms: | align golf | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (computer science) access or locate by address | |
| Related terms: | access computer_science | |
| 13. | [ noun ] the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball | |
| Related terms: | stance golf | |
| 14. | [ verb ] speak to someone | |
| Synonyms: | accost come_up_to | |
| Related terms: | come greet approach addressee | |
| 15. | [ noun ] a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described | |
| Related terms: | street_sign | |
| 16. | [ verb ] deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression | |
| Synonyms: | deal cover treat handle plow work | |
| Examples: | "This book deals with incest" "The course covered all of Western Civilization" "The new book treats the history of China" |
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| Related terms: | broach discourse spiel theologise treat embrace discussion | |
| 17. | [ noun ] written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location | |
| Synonyms: | name_and_address destination | |
| Related terms: | direction return_address poste_restante letter zip_code | |
| 18. | [ noun ] social skill | |
| Synonyms: | savoir-faire | |
| Related terms: | tact | |
| Similar spelling: |
addressee addressed |
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