Address definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ADDRESS', v.t. [This is supposed to be from L. dirigo ... words or discourse; to apply to by words; as, to address a discourse to an assembly; to address the judges. 3. To direct in writing; as a letter ... but less so than the following. To such I would address with this most affectionate petition. Young Turnus to the beauteous ... in poetry, as an elliptical phrase. 4. To present an address, as a letter of thanks or congratulation, a petition, ...
IP address definitions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Internet protocol Date: 1985 the numeric address of a computer on the Internet Britannica Concise Number that ... data messages into packets and route them to the destination address on the network. See also domain name, URL. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary An IP address is a series of numbers that identifies which particular computer ... you make to the network is stamped with your IP address. N-COUNT
To address one's self to definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Address Ad*dress", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addressed; p. pr ... OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. [`a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser ... to speak to; to accost. Are not your orders to address the senate? --Addison. The representatives of the nation addressed the ... the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore. To address one's self to. (a) To prepare one's self ...
... an assembly or an army; a popular oration; a public address. This word seems to imply loudness or declamation, and is therefore appropriated generally to an address made to a popular assembly or to an army, and ... unless in contempt. 2. Declamation; a noisy, pompous or irregular address. HARANGUE, v.i. harang'. To make an address or speech to a large assembly; to make a noisy speech. HARANGUE, v.t. harang'. To address by oration; as, the general harangued the troops. WordNet (r ... syn: harangue, rant, ranting] v 1: deliver a harangue to; address forcefully Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: Middle French ...
address book definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (address books) 1. An address book is a book in which you write people's names and addresses. N-COUNT 2. An address book is a computer file which contains a list of ...
public address system definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an ... used as a communication system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A. system, PA system, P.A., PA] Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (public address systems) A public address system is a set of electrical equipment which allows someone ...
forwarding address definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (forwarding addresses) A forwarding address is an address that you give to someone when you go and live ... to you. The former owner had not left any forwarding address. N-COUNT
name and address definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: written directions ... packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: address, destination, name and address]
keynote address definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a speech setting forth the keynote [syn: keynote speech, keynote address] Merriam Webster's noun Date: circa 1908 an address designed to present the issues of primary interest to an ...
nominating address definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a ... was brief and to the point" [syn: nominating speech, nominating address, nomination]
computer address definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: (computer science ... that identifies where a piece of information is stored [syn: address, computer address, reference]
inaugural address definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) [syn: inaugural address, inaugural]