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address collapse: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball; (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored; written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location; a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described; the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"; the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"; the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with; adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting; speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"; give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"; speak to someone; put an address on (an envelope); direct a question at someone; address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question; access or locate by address; greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

crow collapse: black birds having a raucous call; a Siouan language spoken by the Crow; the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it); a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana; express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"; utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"

talk collapse: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"; an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"; discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"; idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"; express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"; exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

converse collapse: a proposition obtained by conversion; turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"; carry on a conversation

eloquence collapse: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

rite of passage collapse: a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood)

sesquipedalian collapse: a very long word (a foot and a half long); given to the overuse of long words; "sesquipedalian orators"; "this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money"

intransitive collapse: designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object

nomination collapse: the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor"; the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested"

parliamentary collapse: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; "parliamentary government"; in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; "parliamentary law"; relating to or having the nature of a parliament; "parliamentary reform"; "a parliamentary body"

opener collapse: a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans); the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game against the Yankees"

structural collapse: concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study; affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"; relating to or having or characterized by structure; "structural engineer"; "structural errors"; "structural simplicity"; relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure; "structural unemployment in a technological society"

muteness collapse: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

elocution collapse: an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

prim collapse: dress primly; contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"; assume a prim appearance; "They mince and prim"

bombastic collapse: ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"

ceremonious collapse: rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

nominative collapse: the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb; named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock"; serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb; "nominative noun endings"; "predicate nominative"

ethnic group collapse: people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

formalistic collapse: concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"

larynx collapse: a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

prepositional collapse: of or relating to or formed with a preposition; "prepositional phrase"

say collapse: the chance to speak; "let him have his say"; indicate; "The clock says noon"; communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"; recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'"; utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"; state as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business"

constituency collapse: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

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