ad·dress /əˈdrɛs/
1. (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
synset: address, computer_address, reference
2. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
synset: address
3. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
4. the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
synset: address
5. a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
synset: address
6. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
synset: address, destination, name_and_address
7. the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
synset: address
synset: savoir-faire, address
1. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
2. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
3. put an address on (an envelope)
4. direct a question at someone
synset: address
5. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
synset: address
6. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"
7. access or locate by address
synset: address
8. 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"
synset: cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
synset: address, accost, come_up_to
10. adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
synset: address
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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