address : Idioms & Phrases


addressing machine

  • noun a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
    Addressograph.
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business address

  • noun the address at which a business is located
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computer address

  • noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
    reference; address.
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form of address

  • noun an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
    title of respect; title.
    • the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
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gettysburg address

  • noun a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)
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inaugural address

  • noun an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)
    inaugural.
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keynote address

  • noun a speech setting forth the keynote
    keynote speech.
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mailing address

  • noun the address where a person or organization can be communicated with
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name and address

  • noun written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
    destination; address.
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nominating address

  • noun an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
    nominating speech; nomination.
    • the nomination was brief and to the point
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public address system

  • noun an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
    PA; P.A.; PA system; P.A. system.
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re-address

  • verb put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding
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return address

  • noun the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
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salutatory address

  • noun an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)
    salutatory oration; salutatory.
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self-addressed

  • adjective satellite addressed to yourself
    • enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions
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street address

  • noun the address where a person or organization can be found
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To address one's self to

  • . (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to. (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.
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valedictory address

  • noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)
    valedictory; valedictory oration; valediction.
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