| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| addressable |
combined form of address. |
| apostrophe2 |
esp. in drama, an address to someone absent or imaginary, or to an object or idea. |
| apostrophize |
to address (a person, usu. absent, or a personified object or idea). [2 definitions] |
| approach |
to begin to address. [1/9 definitions] |
| attn. |
abbreviation of "attention," consideration or notice (usu. used beneath an address on an envelope to refer to a specific individual, department, or the like, to whom the envelope should be delivered upon receipt). |
| babu |
a Hindu form of address that is the equivalent of Mr. or Sir, used in eastern India as a term of respect. |
| baby |
(informal) darling; sweetheart (used as an affectionate term of address). [1/12 definitions] |
| baccalaureate |
a ceremony given for a class about to graduate from a school, or the address or sermon at such a ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
| beseech |
to address (someone) with an urgent request. [1/3 definitions] |
| bro |
(informal) shortened form of "brother," used as an informal term of address for a fellow male who is considered to be close. |
| bud2 |
(informal) used to address a male, usu. one whose name is unknown and sometimes in a condescending or hostile tone. |
| buddy |
used to address a male, usu. one whose name is unknown. [1/2 definitions] |
| calling card |
a small card with one's name and sometimes address and telephone number printed on it, used when making business and social visits. |
| card1 |
a small piece of thick paper, cardboard, or plastic printed with personal data such as name and address and used as identification. [1/4 definitions] |
| Congressional Black Caucus |
an organization composed of African-American members of the U.S. Congress, formed in 1971 to address legislative matters of concern to African Americans and other minority voters. |
| darling |
a deeply loved person (used esp. in direct address). [1/5 definitions] |
| dead letter |
a letter that the post office is unable to deliver or return, usu. because of an incorrect address or the lack of a return address. [1/2 definitions] |
| dead-letter office |
a postal department to which undeliverable or unreturnable letters and parcels are sent to be opened, delivered if an address can be found, or destroyed. |
| dear |
a person who is loved or thought of fondly by the person speaking (often used as an affectionate form of address). [1/9 definitions] |
| deary |
dear one; used as an affectionate, or sometimes patronizing, term of address. |