address

Main Entry:
address [n. uh-dres, ad-res; v. uh-dres]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place of residence or business where one can be contacted
Synonyms: abode, box number, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, living quarters, location, lodging, number, place of business, place of residence, street, whereabouts, zip code
Main Entry: address
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: write directions for delivery
Synonyms: consign, dispatch, forward, inscribe, label, mark, postmark, remit, route, send, ship, superscribe, transmit
Main Entry: address
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: speak to a formal gathering
Synonyms: approach, bespeak, call, deliver speech, deliver talk, discourse, discuss, get on a soapbox, give speech, give talk, greet, hail, lecture, memorialize, orate, pitch, pontificate, root for, sermonize, spiel*, spout, stump, take the floor, talk
Main Entry: address
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: devote effort to something
Synonyms: apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, dig, direct, engage in, focus on, give, go at, go for, hammer away, have a go at, have at, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into, plug away at, take care of, take up, throw oneself into, try, turn, turn to, undertake
Antonyms: avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight
Main Entry: abode
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: building or place where one resides
Synonyms: address, apartment, base, casa, co-op, condo, crash pad, crib*, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, homestead, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost, sanctuary, seat
Main Entry: accost
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: approach for conversation or solicitation
Synonyms: address, annoy, bother, brace*, buttonhole, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, run into, salute, welcome, whistle for
Antonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun
Main Entry: acknowledge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally recognize receipt of something
Synonyms: address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Main Entry: aim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: point or direct at a goal
Synonyms: address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in
Main Entry: air
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: distinctive quality or character; style
Synonyms: address, affectation, ambience, appearance, atmosphere, aura, bearing, comportment, demeanor, deportment, effect, feel, feeling, flavor, impression, look, manner, mannerism, mien, mood, pose, presence, property, quality, semblance, tone
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Example sentences
Every effort to address it has provoked a groundswell of angry obstructionism
and demagoguery.
The problem with the two-state idea as it has been construed is that it does
not truly address what it purports to resolve.
For that bigger picture, the link between relocation and crime patterns is
overwhelming, and cities need to address it.
The study, because of its limited data set, can't address the question of
consciousness.
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