mail | | |
n. (communication) | 1. mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service. |
| ~ message | a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.; "he sent a three-word message" |
| ~ 1st-class mail, 1st class, first-class mail, first class | mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection. |
| ~ express, express mail | mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system. |
| ~ parcel post | postal service that handles packages. |
| ~ bulk mail | mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot. |
| ~ third-class mail, third class | mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates. |
| ~ airmail | letters and packages that are transported by aircraft. |
| ~ air mail | mail that is sent by air transport. |
| ~ surface mail | mail that is sent by land or sea. |
| ~ registered mail, registered post | mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery. |
| ~ special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge). |
| ~ letter, missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization.; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
n. (communication) | 2. mail, mail service, post, postal service | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office.; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" |
| ~ communicating, communication | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information.; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| ~ airpost, airmail | a system of conveying mail by aircraft. |
| ~ snail mail | any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service.; "email is much faster than snail mail" |
| ~ rfd, rural free delivery | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas. |
n. (artifact) | 3. mail | a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system. |
| ~ transport, conveyance | something that serves as a means of transportation. |
n. (group) | 4. mail, post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers.; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" |
| ~ hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language). |
| ~ mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time.; "the candidate sent out three large mailings" |
n. (artifact) | 5. chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings. |
| ~ body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour | armor that protects the wearer's whole body. |
| ~ brigandine | a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth. |
| ~ habergeon | (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk. |
| ~ byrnie, hauberk | a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor. |
| ~ gusset, voider | a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate. |
| ~ dark ages, middle ages | the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance. |
v. (contact) | 6. get off, mail | send via the postal service.; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" |
| ~ send out, send | to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place.; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" |
| ~ pouch | send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels. |
v. (communication) | 7. mail, post, send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place.; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
| ~ express | send by rapid transport or special messenger service.; "She expressed the letter to Florida" |
| ~ airmail | send or transport by airmail.; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" |
| ~ register | send by registered mail.; "I'd like to register this letter" |
| ~ express-mail | send by express mail or courier.; "Express-mail the documents immediately" |
| ~ transfer | move from one place to another.; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital" |
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