An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.
A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.
The property itself.
A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address.
The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
To refer to a location in computer memory.
To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
Provoking strife, controversy or discord.