address

  1. Noun.  Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
  2. Noun.  Act of addressing oneself to a person; a discourse or speech.
  3. Noun.  Manner of speaking to another; delivery.
  4. Noun.  Attention in the way one addresses a lady.
  5. Noun.  Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
  6. Noun.  (obsolete) Act of preparing oneself.
  7. Noun.  street location.
  8. Noun.  (computing) A location in computer memory.
  9. Noun.  (Internet) An Internet address; URL.
  10. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To prepare one's self.
  11. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To direct speech.
  12. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To aim; to direct.
  13. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
  14. Verb.  (transitive, reflexive) To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
  15. Verb.  (transitive, archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
  16. Verb.  (transitive) To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).
  17. Verb.  (transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
  18. Verb.  (transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
  19. Verb.  (transitive) To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
  20. Verb.  (transitive) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
  21. Verb.  (transitive) To address one's self to; to prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.
  22. Verb.  (transitive, formal) To handle, discuss about a problem especially to solve it.
  23. Verb.  (intransitive) (computing) To refer a location in computer memory.

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