Dictionary Definition
address
Noun
1 (computer science) the code that identifies
where a piece of information is stored [syn: computer
address]
2 the place where a person or organization can be
found or communicated with
3 the act of delivering a formal spoken
communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor
Roman poets" [syn: speech]
4 the manner of speaking to another individual;
"he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
5 a sign in front of a house or business carrying
the conventional form by which its location is described
6 written directions for finding some location;
written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that
location [syn: destination, name and
address]
7 the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation
for hitting a golf ball
8 social skill [syn: savoir-faire]
Verb
1 speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the
window" [syn: turn to]
2 give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the
board of trustees" [syn: speak]
3 put an address on (an envelope, for example)
[syn: direct]
4 direct a question at someone
5 address or apply oneself to something, direct
one's efforts towards something, such as a question
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" [syn: call]
7 access or locate by address
8 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" [syn: cover,
treat, handle, plow, deal]
9 speak to someone [syn: accost, come up
to]
10 adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation
fo hitting [also: addrest]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
adressen, to raise erect, adorn, adrecier, to straighten, address, French adresser, from à (Latin ad) + Old French drecier, French dresser, to straighten, arrange; see dressPronunciation
- Noun:
- Canada: , /ˈæ.dɹəs/, /"
Extensive Definition
Address may refer
to:
- Address (geography), a code and abstract concept expressing a location on the earth's surface
- A speech (public address)
- Style (manner of address), honorifics
- E-mail address, which identifies an Internet location that can receive e-mail
- A network address, the coded representation of the source or destination of a message (e.g. MAC addresses or IP addresses).
- A memory address, a unique identifier for a memory location at which a computer can store a piece of data for later retrieval
- The part of a selection signal that indicates the destination of a call
See also
address in Czech: Adresa
(rozcestník)
address in French:
Adresse
address in Hebrew:
כתובת
address in Dutch:
Adres
address in Japanese:
アドレス
address in Norwegian:
Adresse
address in Polish:
Adres
address in Portuguese:
Endereço
address in Slovak:
Adresa
address in Finnish:
Osoite
address in Tagalog:
Address
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Parthian shot, abiding place,
ability, abode, accost, action, actions, activity, acts, address, adduce, adeptness, adroitness, advance, affability, affectation, affirmation, after-dinner
speech, aim, air, airmanship, allegation, allege, allocution, angle for,
animadvert, answer, apostrophe, apostrophize, appeal to,
application,
apply, apply to, approach, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, asking, assertion, associate, attend, averment, bearing, beau, behavior, behavior pattern,
behavioral norm, behavioral science, bend, bespeak, bid for, bid good day,
bid good morning, billhead, bob, bow, bow to, bravura, brilliance, buckle down,
buttonhole, call to,
cantonment, canvass, capability, capacity, carriage, cast, chalk talk, chase, cite, cleverness, command, comment, commentate, competence, comportment, conduct, connect, consign, control, converse, coordination, couple, court, crack, craft, craftsmanship, crash pad,
crib, culture pattern,
cunning, curtsy, custom, debate, declamation, declaration, deftness, deliver an address,
demand, demeanor, deportment, desire, destination, devote, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diatribe, dictum, diplomacy, direct, direction, discourse, dispatch, document, doing, doings, domicile, domus, dwelling, dwelling place,
ease, efficiency, embrace, escort, esquire, eulogy, exchange greetings,
exclamation,
exemplify, exhortation, expertise, expressed desire,
expression, facility, filibuster, finesse, fish for, folkway, follow, forensic, forensic address,
formal speech, forward,
funeral oration, gestures, give, give a talk, goings-on,
grace, graciousness, greet, greeting, grip, guise, habitation, hail, halloo, hand-clasp, handiness, handshake, harangue, hello, horsemanship, hortatory
address, how-do-you-do, hug,
illustrate, impetration, inaugural, inaugural address,
incline, indent, ingeniousness, ingenuity, interjection, invective, invoke, jeremiad, kiss, kiss hands, know-how,
lay, lay siege to, lecture, letterhead, level, lift the hat, link, location, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, look for, maintien, make suit to, make up
to, manner, manners, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, memorialize, mention, method, methodology, methods, mien, modus vivendi, motions, movements, moves, name and address, neck, nest, nod, nod to, note, observable behavior, observation, offer, oration, pad, pattern, pay addresses to, pay
attention to, pay court to, pep talk, peroration, pet, petition, philippic, phrase, pitch, place, place to live, platform, point, poise, pop the question, port, pose, position, postal zone, posture, practical ability,
practice, praxis, prefer, prelect, prepared speech,
prepared text, presence, present, procedure, proceeding, proffer, proficiency, pronouncement, propose, prowess, public speech, pull the
forelock, pursue,
question, quickness, readiness, reading, recital, recitation, reflection, relate, remark, remit, request, requisition, residence, resource, resourcefulness,
romance, roof, route, run after, rush, sales talk, salutation, salutatory, salutatory
address, salute, savoir
faire, savoir-faire, savvy, say, say hello, saying, screed, seamanship, seat, seek, sentence, serenade, sermon, set, set speech, shake, shake hands, ship, skill, skillfulness, sleight, smile, smile of recognition,
smooch, soapbox, social science,
solicit, spark, speak, speak fair, speak to,
speech, speechification,
speechify, speeching, spoon, squire, statement, stump, style, subjoinder, submit, sue, sue for, suggest, superscribe, superscription, swain, sweetheart, tact, tactfulness, tactics, take aside, take the
floor, take the stump, talk, talk to, talkathon, tax, technical brilliance, technical
mastery, technical skill, technique, tender, thought, throw, timing, tirade, tone, touch the hat, train, transmit, turn, uncover, utterance, valediction, valedictory, valedictory
address, virtuosity,
wave, way, way of life, ways, whereabouts, wish, wit, wizardry, woo, word, workmanship, zip code,
zone