Meaning: addressing

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n.
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is storedthe place where a person or organization can be found or communicated withthe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audiencethe manner of speaking to another individuala sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is describedwritten directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that locationthe stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ballsocial skill
v.
speak togive a speech toput an address on (an envelope)direct a question at someoneaddress or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a questiongreet, as with a prescribed form, title, or nameaccess or locate by addressdeal with verbally or in some form of artistic expressionspeak to someoneadjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

dressing Idiom, Proverb

a dressing down

a scolding, a lecture, a piece of my mind Mother gave me a dressing down when I said bad words.

give sb a good dressing-down

Idiom(s): give sb a (good) dressing-down

Theme: SCOLDING

a scolding.
• After that dressing-down I won't be late again.
• The boss gave Fred a real dressing-down for breaking the machine.

Window dressing

If something is done to pretend to be dealing with an issue or problem, rather than actually dealing with it, it is window dressing.

give someone a dressing down

tell someone off / reprimand someone: "He gave the whole department a dressing down after they failed to meet their agreed targets."

dressing down|call|calling|calling down|dress|dres

n. phr., informal A scolding; reprimand. The judge gave the boy a calling down for speeding.

window dressing|dress|dress a window|dressing|wind

n. phr. An elaborate exterior, sometimes designed to conceal one's real motives. All those fancy invitations turned out to be nothing but window dressing. All he really wanted was to be introduced to my influential father-in-law.