[uh–dres, ad-res, uh–dres]/ əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs, əˈdrɛs /
noun
- a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons.the president’s address on the state of the economy.Synonyms:lecture , discourse
- a direction as to the intended recipient, written on or attached to a piece of mail.
- the place or the name of the place where a person, organization, or the like is located or may be reached.What is your address when you’re in Des Moines?
- manner of speaking to persons; personal bearing in conversation.
- skillful and expeditious management; ready skill; dispatch.to handle a matter with address.Synonyms:tact , ingenuity , cleverness , adroitness
- Computers.
- a label, as an integer, symbol, or other set of characters, designating a location, register, etc., where information is stored in computer memory.
- a set of characters designating an email account.Her email address ends in “.net,” not “.com.”
- a set of characters designating the location of a website or a particular computer or other device on a network.He visits that website so often that its complete address comes up whenever he types its first letter into the address bar.
- Government. a request to the executive by the legislature to remove a judge for unfitness.
- Usually addresses. attentions paid by a suitor or lover; courtship.
- Usually Address. the reply to the king’s speech in the English Parliament.
- Obsolete. preparation.

