1. The place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
   "Please update your mailing address in our records"
    
2. Written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
   "He carefully wrote the name and address on the envelope";
   - destination, name and address
    
3. A sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
   "The new address sign made it easier for delivery drivers to find the house"
    
4. The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
   "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets";
   - speech
    
5. The manner of speaking to another individual
   "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
    
6. The social skill to do or say what is appropriate for the occasion
   "She showed great address in handling the delicate situation";
   - savoir-faire, savoir faire
    
7. (golf) the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
   "His careful address of the ball contributed to the accuracy of his drive"
    
8. (computing) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
   "The technician needed to know the computer address to locate the corrupted file";
   - computer address, reference

1. Direct one's attention, effort, or appeal toward
   "He addressed the crowd outside the window";
   - turn to
    
2. Give a speech to
   "The chairman addressed the board of trustees";
   - speak
    
3. Give attention to something; direct efforts towards something, such as how to solve a problem
   "We need to address this issue first"
    
4. Put an address on (an envelope)
   "She addressed the letter to her grandmother";
   - direct
    
5. Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
   "He always addresses me with ‘Sir’";
   - call
    
6. Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
   "The course addressed all of Western Civilization";
   - cover, treat, handle, plow [N. Amer], deal, plough [Brit, Cdn]
    
7. (golf) adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
   "He carefully addressed the ball before taking his swing"
    
8. Direct a question at someone
   "The journalist addressed a controversial question to the politician"
    
9. (computing) access or locate by address
   "The CPU addressed the memory location to retrieve the data"; "The software addresses specific sectors on the hard drive"

Derived forms: addressed, addresses, addressing

Type of: access, adjust, aim, align, aline [non-standard], apply, broach, code, communicate, computer code, delivery, direct, direction, employ, express, geographic point, geographical point, give tongue to, initiate, instruction, intercommunicate, label, line up, manner of speaking, place, point, speech, speech act, stance, street sign, tact, tactfulness, target, use, utilise [Brit], utilize, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Part of: letter, missive

Encyclopedia: Address