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Definitions for Mail

[1] letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
[2] a single collection of such letters, packages, etc., as sent or delivered: to open one's mail; to find a bill in the mail; The mail for England was put on the noon plane.
[3] Also mails . the system, usually operated or supervised by the national government, for sending or delivering letters, packages, etc.; postal system: to buy clothes by mail.
[4] a train, boat, etc., as a carrier of postal matter.
[5] electronic mail; email.
[6] of or relating to mail.
[7] to send by mail; place in a post office or mailbox for transmission.
[8] to transmit by email.
[9] copy the mail , Citizens Band Radio Slang . to monitor or listen to a CB transmission.
[10] flexible armor of interlinked rings.
[11] any flexible armor or covering, as one having a protective exterior of scales or small plates.
[12] Textiles . an oval piece of metal pierced with a hole through which the warp ends are threaded, serving as an eyelet on a heddle or especially on the harness cords of a Jacquard loom.
[13] to clothe or arm with mail.
[14] monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
[15] Also called (esp Brit): post letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the post office
[16] the postal system
[17] a single collection or delivery of mail
[18] a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail
[19] short for electronic mail
[20] (modifier) of, involving, or used to convey mail a mail train
[21] mainly US and Canadian to send by mail Usual Brit word: post
[22] to contact (a person) by electronic mail
[23] to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail
[24] a type of flexible armour consisting of riveted metal rings or links
[25] the hard protective shell of such animals as the turtle and lobster
[26] (tr) to clothe or arm with mail
[27] archaic , mainly Scot a monetary payment, esp of rent or taxes
[28] Australian informal a rumour or report, esp a racing tip

Words related to Mail

parcel, package, communication, letter, post, postcard, express, drop, dispatch, forward, transmit

Words nearby Mail

maigre, maihem, maik, maiko, maikop, mail, mail bomb, mail car, mail carrier, mail drop, mail flag

Origin of Mail

3before 1150; Middle English (north) mal(e ), late Old English māl agreement < Old Norse māl agreement, speech, cognate with Old English mǣl speech

Words that may be confused with Mail

mail, male

Other words from Mail

mail·less , adjective

Word origin for Mail

Old English māl terms, from Old Norse māl agreement

Synonyms for Mail

communication, letter, package, parcel, post, postcard, air mail, junk mail, post office, postal service