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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Address \Ad*dress"\, v. t. {To address the ball} (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position. Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in pl From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a. Glandlike glandular. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adenoid adj : relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue n : a mass of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula; "enlarged adenoids may restrict the breathing of children" [syn: {pharyngeal tonsil}]
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