| accommodation reflex | reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina |
| accommodation | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye |
| accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| accommodation | living quarters provided for public convenience, overnight accommodations are available |
| accommodation ladder | (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside |
bedroom
sleeping room
sleeping accommodation
chamber bedchamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
public address system
P.A. system
PA system
P.A.
PA | an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas |
savoir-faire
address | social skill |
| address | the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball |
| accommodation | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality |
title title of respect
form of address | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General', the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title |
address computer address
reference | (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |
address destination
name and address | written directions for finding some location, written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location |
| return address | the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered |
| address | a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described |
| address | the manner of speaking to another individual, he failed in his manner of address to the captain |
| accommodation | a settlement of differences, they reached an accommodation with Japan |
address
speech | the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience, he listened to an address on minor Roman poets |
| Gettysburg Address | a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November , ) |
inaugural address
inaugural | an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) |
keynote speech
keynote address | a speech setting forth the keynote |
nominating speech
nominating address
nomination | an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election, the nomination was brief and to the point |
salutatory address
salutatory oration
salutatory | an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) |
valediction
valedictory address
valedictory oration
valedictory | a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) |
adjustment
accommodation
fitting | making or becoming suitable, adjusting to circumstances |
| address | the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with |
| mailing address | the address where a person or organization can be communicated with |
| street address | the address where a person or organization can be found |
| business address | the address at which a business is located |
| accommodation endorser | a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower |
| address | adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting |
address
turn to | speak to, He addressed the crowd outside the window |
| address speak | give a speech to, The chairman addressed the board of trustees |
| address accost come up to | speak to someone |
| address direct | put an address on (an envelope) |
| re-address | put a new address on (an envelope), as for forwarding |
cover treat
handle
plow
deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
| address | direct a question at someone |
| address | address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question |
| address | access or locate by address |
| address call e | greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name, He always addresses me with `Sir', Call me Mister, She calls him by first name |