address

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 or write to [to address an audience ]: sometimes used reflexively [he addressed himself to both of us]

3. to write the destination on (a letter or parcel)

4. to use a proper form in speaking to [address the judge as “Your Honor”]

5. to apply (oneself) or direct (one's energies)

6. to deal or cope with; handle (problems, issues, etc.)

7.

a) to take a stance beside and prepare to hit (a golf ball)

b) to take a stance before (a target in archery)

8. Comput. to store (data) in, or retrieve it from, a specific location in memory

9. Obs. to make ready; prepare

n.

1. a written or spoken speech, esp. a formal one

2. the place to which mail, etc. can be sent to someone; place where someone lives or works

3. the writing on an envelope, parcel, etc. showing its destination

4. skill and tact in handling situations

5. conversational manner

6. [pl.] attentions paid in courting or wooing

7. Comput.

a) a number or other code identifying the specific location of stored data in memory or a storage device

b) a string of keyboard characters serving as an assigned name or designation, as for a network mailbox, a Web site, etc.

SYN.- SPEECH

addresser

n.

addressor