address
Other forms: addressed; addressing; addresses
When you are a student and you want to address your teacher, it's generally safer to call her Ms. and not address her by her first name, Esmeralda.
Address is a word that's long been associated with correspondence — the street number, city, state, and postal code that must be on the front of any envelope if it's going to arrive at its destination. In the digital age, an address has also come to mean the location where you might e-mail your friend pictures of your dog dressed up in a birthday hat. If you wanted to tell that friend about your dog's birthday party in person, you might address her directly. Address to describe a way of speaking is usually reserved for more formal occasions, such as when the President addresses the nation.
Definitions of address
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the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
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mailing address
the address where a person or organization can be communicated with
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street address
the address where a person or organization can be found
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abode, residence
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
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business address
the address at which a business is located
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box number
a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
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PO Box No, PO box number, box number, post-office box number
the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
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domicile, legal residence
(law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
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home, place
where you live at a particular time
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geographic point, geographical point
a point on the surface of the Earth
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a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
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street sign
a sign visible from the street
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street sign
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written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
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synonyms:
destination, name and address
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return address
the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
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direction, instruction
a message describing how something is to be done
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return address
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(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
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computer address, reference
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argument, parameter
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
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URL, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator
the address of a web page on the world wide web
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code, computer code
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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argument, parameter
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put an address on (an envelope)
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synonyms:
direct
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misaddress, misdirect
put a wrong address on
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instrument
address a legal document to
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re-address
put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding
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label
assign a label to; designate with a label
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misaddress, misdirect
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access or locate by address
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access
obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer
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access
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the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience“he listened to an address on minor Roman poets”
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synonyms:
speech
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Gettysburg Address
a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
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allocution
(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts
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colloquium
an address to an academic meeting or seminar
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dithyramb
a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
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impromptu
an extemporaneous speech or remark
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inaugural, inaugural address
an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
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lecture, public lecture, talk
a speech that is open to the public
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litany
any long and tedious address or recital
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oratory
addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)
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oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking
delivering an address to a public audience
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discourse, preaching, sermon
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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reading, recital, recitation
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
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keynote address, keynote speech
a speech setting forth the keynote
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nominating address, nominating speech, nomination
an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
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oration
an instance of oratory
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debate, disputation, public debate
the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
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declamation
vehement oratory
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epideictic oratory
a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people
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stump speech
political oratory
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salutatory, salutatory address, salutatory oration
an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
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valediction, valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration
a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
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baccalaureate
a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies
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kerugma, kerygma
preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church
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evangelism
zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel
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homily, preachment
a sermon on a moral or religious topic
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speech act
the use of language to perform some act
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Gettysburg Address
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the manner of speaking to another individual“he failed in his manner of address to the captain”
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delivery, manner of speaking, speech
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
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delivery, manner of speaking, speech
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social skill
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synonyms:
savoir-faire
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tact, tactfulness
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
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tact, tactfulness
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speak to“He addressed the crowd outside the window”
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synonyms:
turn to
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ask
address a question to and expect an answer from
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call
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
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query, question
pose a question
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interrogate, question
pose a series of questions to
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communicate, intercommunicate
transmit thoughts or feelings
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give a speech to“The chairman addressed the board of trustees”
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speak
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blaze away
speak with fire and passion
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memorialise, memorialize
address in a memorial
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keynote
give the keynote address to (an audience)
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harangue
deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
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speak to someone
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accost, come up to
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greet, recognise, recognize
express greetings upon meeting someone
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approach
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
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hit
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
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shake hands
take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
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bob, curtsy
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect
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salute
greet in a friendly way
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present, salute
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
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salute
honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
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hail, herald
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
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receive, welcome
bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
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say farewell
say good-bye or bid farewell
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bid, wish
invoke upon
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greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
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direct a question at someone
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the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
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stance
standing posture
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stance
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adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
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address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
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do by, handle, treat
interact in a certain way
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comprehend, cover, embrace, encompass
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
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theologise, theologize
treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
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discourse, discuss, talk about
consider or examine in speech or writing
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descant
talk at great length about something of one's interest
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talk shop
discuss matters that are related to work
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do by, handle, treat
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