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NOUN | 1 | The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service | |
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2 | mail, mail service, postal service, post | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | |
3 | A conveyance that transports mail | ||
4 | mail, post | Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered | |
5 | mail, chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings | |
VERB | 1 | mail, get off | Send via the postal service |
2 | mail, post, send | Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place |
Sounds | mey'l |
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Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 89 more rhymes in eyl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service. |
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Parts | letter, missive |
Narrower | first class, 1st class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail, priority mail; express, express mail; parcel post; bulk mail; third-class mail, third class; airmail; air mail; surface mail; registered mail, registered post; special delivery |
Broader | message |
Verbs |
Meaning | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. |
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Examples | "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" |
Synonyms | mail service, postal service, post |
Narrower | airmail, airpost; snail mail |
Broader | communication, communicating |
Verbs | mail; mail |
Meaning | A conveyance that transports mail. |
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Broader | conveyance, transport |
Verbs | mail; mail |
Meaning | Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered. |
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Examples | "your mail is on the table" |
Synonyms | post |
Narrower | fan mail; hate mail; mailing |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
Verbs |
Meaning | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings. |
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Synonyms | chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour |
Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages |
Narrower | brigandine; habergeon; hauberk, byrnie; voider, gusset |
Broader | body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract |
Meaning | Send via the postal service. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" |
Synonyms | get off |
Narrower | pouch |
Broader | send, send out |
Nouns | mail; mailing; mail; mail; mailer; mail; mailing |
Meaning | Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Model | They mail the parcel to their parents; They mail them the parcel |
Examples | "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" |
Synonyms | post, send |
Entailed by | e-mail, email, netmail |
Narrower | express; airmail; register; express-mail |
Broader | transfer |
Nouns | mailing; mail; mailer; mailing; mail |