address

address: address vb

1 *direct, devote, apply

Analogous words: bend (see CURVE): appeal, pray, sue, plead (see under PRAYER): aim, point, level (see DIRECT)

2 Address, accost, greet, salute, hail mean to speak to or less often to write or make a sign to a person in recognition or in order to obtain recognition.

Address usually implies formality and definite purpose; it also frequently suggests length of speech or communication

{
address a petition to Congress
}

{
how does one address a governor?
}

{
it was Franklin, the thick chief mate, who was addressing him— Conrad
}

Accost adds to address the idea of speaking first or without being introduced; it implies absence of formality and often suggests boldness or sometimes evil intent

{
he accosted a passerby and asked for money
}

{
the women . . . were accosted by two men who wanted to walk with them— Anderson
}

Greet usually implies friendliness, goodwill, or cordiality; it is the precise word when welcoming is to be suggested

{
the whole town appeared at the station to greet them
}

{
my lord, the Mayor of London comes to greet you—Shak.
}

Salute commonly stresses ceremoniousness or observance of courtesies demanded by custom

{
the wife of his brother . . . must be saluted every day; but his paternal and maternal kinswomen need only be greeted on his return from a journey— William Jones
}

{
then I salute you with this kingly title: long live Richard, England’s royal king— Shak.
}

Specifically salute applies to formal or prescribed acts of recognition

{
the soldier saluted his superior officer
}

{
the president was saluted with 21 guns
}

Hail implies heartiness, joyousness, and often noisiness

{
he smiled and nodded and saluted to those who hailed him— Masefield
}

It often stresses the idea of calling out especially from a distance

{
hail a cab
}

Analogous words: *speak, talk, converse: court, woo (see INVITE)

address n

1 *tact, savoir faire, poise

Analogous words: dexterity, facility, ease, *readiness: adroitness, cleverness (see corresponding adjectives at CLEVER): graciousness, affability (see corresponding adjectives at GRACIOUS): suavity, urbanity, diplomacy (see corresponding adjectives at SUAVE)

Antonyms: maladroitness, gaucherie

Contrasted words: awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness (see corresponding adjectives at AWKWARD): boorishness, churlishness (see corresponding adjectives under BOOR)

2 *speech, oration, harangue, lecture, talk, sermon, homily

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Synonyms:

Direct (words, etc.), accost, speak to, apply to, invoke, court, pay court to, make suit to, direct (a letter, etc.), indite, consign / Appeal, invocation, petition, entreaty, request, imploration, application, solicitation, suit / Discourse, speech, oration, harangue / Skill, art, adroitness, readiness, dexterity, expertness, cleverness, ingenuity, ability, tact, management / Superscription, direction / Manner (in speaking to another) / Place by the post or mail, post-office, place for receiving correspondence

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Address — may refer to:*A memory address, a unique identifier for a memory location at which a computer can store a piece of data for later retrieval *A network address, the coded representation of the source or destination of a message (e.g. MAC addresses … Wikipedia
address — I noun abode, box number, domicile, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation, headquarters, home, inhabitancy, inscriptio, legal residence, locus, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, place of business, residence, seat, street number associated concepts … Law dictionary
Address — Ad*dress ([a^]d*dr[e^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Addressed} ( dr[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Addressing}.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. [ a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Address — Ad*dress, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See {Address}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Act of preparing one s self. [Obs.] Jer Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of addressing one s self to a person; verbal application. [1913 Webster] 3. A formal communication, either … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
address — [n1] place of residence or business where one can be contacted abode, box number, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, living quarters, location, lodging, number, place of business, place of residence, street, whereabouts,… … New thesaurus
address — [ə dres′; ] for n. 2, 3, & 7, also [ a′dres΄] vt. [ME adressen, to guide, direct < OFr adresser < a , to + dresser < VL * directiare, to direct < L dirigere: see DIRECT] 1. to direct (spoken or written words) to someone 2. to speak to … English World dictionary
Address — Ad*dress ([a^]d*dr[e^]s ), v. i. 1. To prepare one s self. [Obs.] Let us address to tend on Hector s heels. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To direct speech. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
address — ► NOUN 1) the details of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated. 2) Computing a number identifying a location in a data storage system or computer memory. 3) a formal speech. ► VERB 1) write someone s name and address on (an … English terms dictionary
address to — index dedicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
address — The location to which the USPS is to deliver or return a mailpiece. It consists of certain elements such as recipient name, street name and house number, and city, state, and ZIP Code as required by the mail class … Glossary of postal terms

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