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- pronunciation:
dres
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dres
for noun sense 1
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the place where one resides, designated by the number and name of the street or road and the name of the city, state, or province.
The child was lost and didn't know her exact address.The package had been sent to the wrong address.
- similar words:
- domicile, dwelling, home, house, lodging, residence
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| definition 2: |
a formal speech, lecture, or other communication.
We listened carefully to the President's address.- synonyms:
- lecture, oration, speech, talk
- similar words:
- declamation, discourse, eulogy, sermon
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| definition 3: |
such information used on mailed correspondence.
The address goes on the front of the envelope.- similar words:
- whereabouts
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| definition 4: |
personal manner of conversing with others.
I find him somewhat brusque in his address.- synonyms:
- air, manner
- similar words:
- approach, bearing, comportment, demeanor, deportment, mien, port
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| definition 5: |
skill in handling or managing anything.
She completed the job with her usual address.- synonyms:
- adroitness, expertise, facility, skill
- antonyms:
- ineptitude, maladroitness
- similar words:
- approach, dexterity, faculty, ingenuity, knack, mastery
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| related words: |
cunning, ease, facility, lecture, monologue |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
addresses, addressing, addressed |
| definition 1: |
to communicate with; speak to.
When he said that, he was addressing me, not you.The President will address the full Congress next week.- synonyms:
- speak to, talk to
- similar words:
- aim, cast, direct, greet, hail, halloo, lecture, treat
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| definition 2: |
to direct attention to; deal with or be concerned with.
The council boldly addressed problems that had been ignored in the past.The mayor promised to address the issue during his first year in office.- synonyms:
- deal with
- antonyms:
- avoid, ignore, shun
- similar words:
- tackle, talk, turn
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| definition 3: |
to write the details of location on, for delivery.
I addressed the letter to him in Paris.
- similar words:
- direct, label, route
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| definition 4: |
to direct the attention or speech of.
He addressed himself to the issue.- synonyms:
- devote, direct
- similar words:
- apply
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| related words: |
acknowledge, approach, beseech, keynote, salute |
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| derivation: |
addresser (n.) |
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