Source : WordNet®

address
     v 1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn:
          {turn to}]
     2: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
        trustees" [syn: {speak}]
     3: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn: {direct}]
     4: direct a question at someone
     5: address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts
        towards something, such as a question
     6: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always
        addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him
        by first name" [syn: {call}]
     7: access or locate by address
     8: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;
        "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of
        Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of
        China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}]
     9: speak to someone [syn: {accost}, {come up to}]
     10: adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting
     [also: {addrest}]

address
     n 1: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of
          information is stored [syn: {computer address}]
     2: the place where a person or organization can be found or
        communicated with
     3: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an
        audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
        [syn: {speech}]
     4: the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in
        his manner of address to the captain"
     5: a sign in front of a house or business carrying the
        conventional form by which its location is described
     6: written directions for finding some location; written on
        letters or packages that are to be delivered to that
        location [syn: {destination}, {name and address}]
     7: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a
        golf ball
     8: social skill [syn: {savoir-faire}]
     [also: {addrest}]

addrest
     See {address}