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address in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. speak to someone
    address  accost  come up to 
  2. adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
    address 
  3. speak to
    "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
    address  turn to 
  4. give a speech to
    "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
    address  speak 
  5. put an address on (an envelope)
    address  direct 
  6. act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
    "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
    cover  treat  handle  plow  deal  address 
  7. direct a question at someone
    address 
  8. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
    address 
  9. access or locate by address
    address 
  10. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
    "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
    address  call 
noun
  1. social skill
    savoir-faire  address 
  2. the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
    address 
  3. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
    "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
    address  speech 
  4. a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
    address 
  5. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    address  destination  name and address 
  6. the manner of speaking to another individual
    "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
    address 
  7. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
    address  computer address  reference 
  8. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
    address 
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