Address and Direction

Address

Address noun - Written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location.

Direction and address are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direction" instead a noun "Address".

Direction

Direction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

Address and direction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Address" instead a noun "Direction".

How words are described

preferred preferred address preferred direction
safe safe address safe direction
exact exact address exact direction
better better address better direction
Other adjectives: similar, specific, right, certain, current, original, correct, proper, single, actual, real, wrong, dark, new, vague, political, given, possible, strange, last, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Good Omens She knew he would; her direct address to him was mistaken by her contemporary onlookers for speaking blasphemy in the direction of Heaven.
  • Another direction is to seriously address the sort of personality conflicts that would arise between someone as laid-back as Ron and someone as driven as Kim.
  • No Sense of Direction: Austria, especially in The Last Minutes to Midnight, where he had trouble finding a flower shop despite having the address.
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