addressnoun [ C ]
uk/əˈdres/us/ˈæd.res/address noun [ C ] (HOME DETAILS)
A1 the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a person lives or works, and where letters can be sent:
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- Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.
- Please send the articles to the address given above.
- Her new address is 12 Warwickshire Mansions.
- He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.
- Please print your name and address in block capitals.
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Communications - the postal system
- certified mail
- consign
- delivery
- direct mail
- express
- letterbox
- mail slot
- mailbag
- mass mailing
- p. and p.
- pillar box
- pin code
- postmaster
- shipping and handling
- snail mail
- stamp
- surface mail
- window
- zip code
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address noun [ C ] (COMPUTERS)
A1 a series of letters and symbols that tell you where to find something on the internet or show where an email is sent to:
specialized computing the place where a piece of information is stored in a computer's memory
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Computer concepts
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- atomicity
- augmented reality
- back end
- clone
- cloud
- corruption
- default to sth
- desktop
- electronic
- gigabyte
- GUI
- reboot
- template
- tuple
- virtual
- virtually
- web hosting
- what you see is what you get idiom
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address noun [ C ] (SPEECH)
a formal speech:
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Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speak
- speaking
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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addressverb [ T ]
uk/əˈdres/us/əˈdres/address verb [ T ] (SPEAK TO)
C2 formal to speak or write to someone:
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- She stood up to address a hushed courtroom.
- It's incorrect to address people by their first names at these formal events.
- He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below.
- Kindly address your remarks to the bench, Mr Smith.
- All questions should be addressed to the chair.
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Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- angle
- extemporize
- filibuster
- floor
- hold
- hold forth
- jawbone
- lead 1
- lead off
- lecture
- maiden speech
- oration
- oratory
- sermonize
- speak
- speaking
- speechify
- talk
- talk at sb
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address verb [ T ] (DEAL WITH)
C1 to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:
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- They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem.
- Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly addressed the issue.
- As employers we need to be seen to be addressing these issues sympathetically.
- The government has to address the rise in violent crime.
- Airports are trying to address security concerns without causing inconvenience to passengers.
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Dealing with things or people
- attend to sb/sth
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront
- cut
- firefight
- firefighting
- get sth in
- inherit
- jump-start
- overcome
- reckon
- reckon with sb/sth
- see about sth
- see to sth/sb
- set about sth
- square
- turn
- weather
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address verb [ T ] (WRITE DETAILS)
C2 to write a name or address on an envelope or parcel:
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Delivering and despatching
- air drop
- air-dash
- airlift
- consign
- containerize
- despatch
- drop
- enclose
- fire sth off
- forward
- get sth in
- reroute
- route
- send
- send sth in
- send sth off
- ship
- shipping
- trot
- trot sb out
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