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address

/ address /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
"He always addresses me with `Sir''"
"Call me Mister"
"She calls him by first name"
Type of:
turn to
Verb group:
name call
Usage Patterns:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
verb Sense 2
access or locate by address
Type of:
access
Derived:
computer address
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
computer science computing
verb Sense 3
address or apply oneself to something, direct one''s efforts towards something, such as a question
Type of:
use utilize utilise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
direct a question at someone
Type of:
target aim place
Derived:
addressee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
put an address on (an envelope, for example)
Type of:
label
Kinds of:
misdirect misaddress instrument re-address
Derived:
addressee destination name and address
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
speak to someone
Type of:
come come up
Kinds of:
greet recognize recognise approach
Derived:
addressee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
Kinds of:
blaze away memorialize memorialise keynote harangue
Derived:
speech public speaking speechmaking speaking oral presentation
Entails:
speak talk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 8
speak to
"He addressed the crowd outside the window"
Type of:
communicate intercommunicate
Kinds of:
ask call
Derived:
addressee
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting
Type of:
align aline line up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
golf golf game
noun Sense 10
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
Type of:
geographic point geographical point
Kinds of:
mailing address street address residence abode business address
Derived:
direct
noun Sense 11
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
"he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
epilogue epilog allocution colloquium dithyramb
Derived:
speak speechify
noun Sense 12
the manner of speaking to another individual
"he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
Type of:
manner of speaking speech delivery
noun Sense 13
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
Type of:
street sign
noun Sense 14
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
Type of:
direction instruction
Kinds of:
return address
Has parts:
letter missive
Derived:
direct
noun Sense 15
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
Type of:
code computer code
Kinds of:
URL uniform resource locator universal resource locator
Domain:
computer science computing
noun Sense 16
the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
Type of:
stance
Domain:
golf golf game
noun Sense 17
social skill
Type of:
tact tactfulness
verb Sense 18
deal with 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"
Type of:
broach initiate
Kinds of:
theologize theologise discourse talk about discuss
Derived:
discussion treatment discourse coverage
Verb group:
treat handle do by embrace encompass
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
97
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

turn to access use utilize utilise target aim place label misdirect misaddress instrument