Address
Address verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
Usage example: the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now
How words are described
| old | old address | old handle |
| long | long address | long handle |
| better | better address | better handle |
| similar | similar address | similar handle |
| Other adjectives: certain, current, fake, friendly, actual, real, huge, memorable, new, possible. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Clicking the Edit button "checks out" the page to you (specifically, your handle and IP address) for 20 minutes.
- If you get a message when you try to edit a page that "Editing has been turned off for this handle or IP address", it doesn't mean the end of the world.
- Also happens with certain subcultures, including online ones, where someone can be known for years just by one's "handle" or "con name." Some furries, for example, go to the extent of having alt Facebook accounts named under their fursonas and address themselves at meets under those names.
Source: Only Known by Their Nickname
Cite this Source
Handle and Address. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/handle
Address & Handle. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/handle>.
Handle or Address. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/address/handle.
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