4. Superscription, direction.
5. Manner (in speaking to another).
Addresses, n. pl. Courtship, suit.
Address one's self to, Direct one's speech or discourse to, speak to.
Adduce, v. a. 1. Advance, ofter, present, allege, assign, give, bring forward.
2. Name, cite, quote, introduce.
Adept, n. Master, proficient, genius, doctor, veteran, expert, dab, dabster, good hand, master hand, capital hand, nice hand.
Adept, a. Skilled, versed, experienced, practised, proficient, good, at home, au fait.
Adequacy, n. Sufficiency, competence, competency, enough, adequateness.
Adequate, a. Sufficient, commensurate, proportionate, correspondent, equal, suitable, fit, competent, adapted.
Adequateness, n. Adequacy.
Adhere, v. n. 1. Stick, cling, cleave, hold, cohere, take hold, be firmly fixed.
2. Be faithful, be devoted, be attached, stand by, be true.
Adherence, n. 1. Tenacity, fixedness.
2. Attachment, constancy, fidelity, devotion, adhesion.
Adherent, a. Adhering, sticking, clinging.
Adherent, n. Follower, partisan, disciple, sectary, retainer, votary, supporter, dependant, vassal.
Adhesion, n. 1. Adhering, sticking, clinging, tendency to adhere.
2. Attachment, adherence.
Adhesive, a. 1. Sticking, clinging, tending to adhere.
2. Sticky, tenacious, tough, viscous, glutinous, smeary, dauby, stringy, ropy, gummy, clammy.
Adieu, ad. Farewell, good-by, fare-you-well, God bless you.
Adieu, n. Farewell, valediction, leave-taking.
Adipose, a. Fat, fatty, unctuous, oily, sebaceous, greasy.
Adjacence, n. Nearness, vicinity, vicinage, neighborhood, proximity, contiguity.
Adjacency, n. Nearness, vicinity, vicinage, neighborhood, proximity, contiguity.
Adjacent, a. Adjoining, conterminous, neighboring, near, close, bordering, contiguous, in proximity.
Adjective, n. [Technical term of the grammarian.] Epithet, qualifying word or term.
Adjoin, v. a. Be contiguous to, lie near to, lie close to, border upon, be adjacent to.
Adjoin, v. n. [Rare.] Border, lie near, lie close, be contiguous, be adjacent.
Adjourn, v. a. 1. Postpone, defer, delay, procrastinate, put off.
2. Prorogue.
Adjournment, n. 1. Postponement, delay, putting off.
2. Prorogation.
Adjudge, v. a. 1. Award (judicially).
2. Determine, settle, decide, decree (by judicial authority), adjudicate.
Adjudicate, v. a. Determine, adjudge.