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address

n. a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

address

n. the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"

address

n. the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

savoir-faire

n. social skill

speech

n. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

destination, name and address

n. written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

address

v. direct a question at someone

address

v. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

address

v. to handle or work with

direct

v. put an address on (an envelope)

turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

speak to, speak, give a speech to

v. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

accost, come up to

v. speak to someone

work, cover, handle, plow, treat, deal with, deal in

v. 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"

house, habitation, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, dwelling house

n. housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

house

n. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

house, mansion, sign, planetary house, sign of the zodiac

n. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid, self-possession

n. great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"

lecture, speech, talking to

n. a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"

discourse, sermon, preaching

n. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

orate

v. talk pompously

tackle, take on, come to grips with, undertake

v. accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"

venture, embark

v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

hail, greet enthusiastically

v. greet enthusiastically or joyfully

meet, get together, come together

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

salute

v. honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers

present, salute

v. recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"

salute, greet in a friendly way

v. greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"

face, confront, face up to, come to grips with

v. deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

contest, contend, repugn

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

debate, consider, deliberate, moot, turn over

v. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

turn

v. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

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