Synonyms for addresses
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for addresses Other synonyms for the word addresses
- abode
- apply oneself to
- approach
- attend to
- bespeak
- box number
- chalk talk
- concentrate on
- consign
- deliver speech
- deliver talk
- devote oneself to
- dig
- direct
- direction
- discourse
- dispatch
- dissertation
- domicile
- dwelling
- engage in
- get on a soapbox
- give speech
- give talk
- go at
- go for
- greet
- hail
- hammer away
- have a go at
- have at
- headquarters
- house
- inscribe
- knuckle down to
- label
- living quarters
- lodging
- mark
- memorialize
- orate
- oration
- peg away
- pep talk
- pitch
- pitch into
- place of business
- place of residence
- plug away at
- pontificate
- postmark
- remit
- root for
- route
- sermon
- sermonize
- ship
- soapbox
- spiel
- spout
- street
- stump
- superscribe
- take care of
- take the floor
- take up
- talk
- throw oneself into
- transmit
- try
- turn
- turn to
- undertake
- whereabouts
- ZIP code
Définition of addresses
Origin :- 1530s, "dutiful or courteous approach," from address (v.) and from French adresse. Sense of "formal speech" is from 1751. Sense of "superscription of a letter" is from 1712 and led to the meaning "place of residence" (1888).
- noun place of residence or business where one can be contacted
- noun speech given to formal gathering
- verb write directions for delivery
- verb speak to a formal gathering
- verb devote effort to something
- I have met a Mlle. Bines to whom I shall at once pay my addresses.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses you.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Addresses in its favor have been heard from all our pulpits.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- He had resolved to subject her to the ordeal of the prince's addresses.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The moment he addresses himself to the Government, he becomes a public offender!
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- She smiled in answer to their obvious friendliness, but she did not ask them for addresses.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- He took the letters from his pocket, and looked at the addresses again.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- He was so pleased, I say, that he resolved to make his addresses to her directly.
- Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
- He glanced casually at the addresses on the letters, and then called Roland Yorke.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Is it true that you are persecuted by this knave's addresses?'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
Antonyms for addresses
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