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mail
  1. (now regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13th c.]
  2. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
  3. The material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17th c.]
  4. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
  5. The postal service or system in general. [from 17th c.]
  6. (chiefly US, uncountable) The letters, parcels etc delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19th c.]
  7. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20th c.]
  8. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “The butler showed up carrying yesterday's mail and the newspaper of today.”
      “If you unexpectedly receive mail with an attachment, don't open it!”
      “The twenty-five or so remaining Crimson Knights donned their plate mail and readied their weapons.”
mail
  1. (uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
  2. (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
  3. Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
  4. (obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The butler showed up carrying yesterday's mail and the newspaper of today.”
      “If you unexpectedly receive mail with an attachment, don't open it!”
      “The twenty-five or so remaining Crimson Knights donned their plate mail and readied their weapons.”
mailer
  1. One who sends mail.
  2. A computer program that sends electronic mail.
  3. A packet or container designed for postal use.
  4. A mailshot; advertising sent by mail.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “I received a mailer today with a small carton inside, containing brochures and promotional materials.”
      “I received a mailer in the mail today with details about upcoming events in the community.”
      “I will inform Monsieur Dubuque of your conjectures about the letter's mailer in another way.”
mail
  1. (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
  2. (chiefly Scotland) A monetary payment or tribute.
  3. (chiefly Scotland) Rent.
  4. (chiefly Scotland) Tax.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The butler showed up carrying yesterday's mail and the newspaper of today.”
      “If you unexpectedly receive mail with an attachment, don't open it!”
      “The twenty-five or so remaining Crimson Knights donned their plate mail and readied their weapons.”
mailbox
  1. (chiefly US) A box into which mail is put
  2. (computing) A folder or account for the storage of e-mail; an electronic in-box or mailstore.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Copper mailboxes can be lacquered with non-tinted gloss to add to the brilliant shine and to protect the mailbox from smudges and smears.”
      “It suggests that people might not have a mailbox, but instead a post office box.”
      “On the second day, May 4, Helder was stopped 12 miles outside of Albion, Nebraska, where a pipe bomb had been found in a mailbox.”
mailbag
  1. A strong canvas bag used for the transportation of mail
  2. A smaller bag, slung from the shoulders, used for the delivery of mail
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The delivery person struggled to carry the heavy mailbag filled with packages and parcels.”
      “I sorted through the overflowing mailbag in the office, separating the correspondence based on urgency and recipient.”
      “The previous Saturday a postman reported his mailbag had been stolen at 8.45 am in Forty Acres Road.”
mailman
  1. (Canada) someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The mailman delivered packages and letters with a smile.”
      “So, the mailman too was an Arcadian, or at least paid off to do that and put the letter inside of the box.”
      “As the mailman shuffled off to the next house, Clarence quickly unwrapped the parcel revealing an audio tape.”
maildrop
  1. A place where postal mail is received and then forwarded to another address, used for anonymity or as a fixed address for somebody who is travelling.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The destination of the alias is stored in the maildrop attribute.”
      “Put it into Google Streetview – often you'll find it's just a maildrop.”
      “She is the latest victim of the gang who are targeting elderly people in a maildrop across Scotland from a bogus address in England.”
mailroom
  1. In an office, a room in which mail and package shipments are prepared and deliveries accepted.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Educating mailroom staff to look for suspect mail is a critical step in the planning process.”
      “From executive level to the mailroom, we are cut from the same cultural cloth.”
      “He dropped out of college to embark on an entertainment career, starting in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency.”
mailstore
  1. (computing) A structure in a file system that stores electronic mail.
mailcart
  1. A two-wheeled cart formerly used by postmen to deliver mail.
mailcatcher
  1. (railways, historical) A device on a train for picking up mailbags while the train is in motion.
maile
  1. A flowering Hawaiian vine, of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.
  2. Examples:
    1. “At this point in my life, the person I turn to for nuts and bolts help is maile Malloy.”
      “One day, when he went with maile, Luu-kia was angry and caught that child and killed it by dashing it against a stone.”
      “Then they told him about the death of his child and their fear for him if he went up to the house with maile.”
mailshot
mailability
  1. The characteristic of being mailable; the ability to be mailed.
mailplane
mailcoach
  1. (historical) A horse-drawn coach used to deliver mail.
  2. Examples:
    1. “When the system of mailcoach lines reached its highest perfection, the mails were handled as they are today.”
      “A VICTORIAN painting of a London to Coventry mailcoach is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction.”
      “It then went by ship to Marseilles and from there probably to Southampton and then by train to Birmingham via London and then possibly by mailcoach to Alcester.”
mailboat
  1. a boat used to transport mail
maile
  1. Obsolete form of mail (chainmail).
  2. Examples:
    1. “At this point in my life, the person I turn to for nuts and bolts help is maile Malloy.”
      “One day, when he went with maile, Luu-kia was angry and caught that child and killed it by dashing it against a stone.”
      “Then they told him about the death of his child and their fear for him if he went up to the house with maile.”
maille
  1. Alternative form of mail
  2. Examples:
    1. “On one corner of the square, you step into the Maille boutique, where the black and gold emblazoned company sells its world-famous mustards and vinegars.”
      “But after giving Mr Maille a mock love-bite and grabbing him in a bear-hug, Evans bit a chunk out of his right nostril.”
mailsack
  1. Synonym of mailbag
mailing
  1. An act of sending mail.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I need to verify the mailing of my package to ensure it reaches its destination on time.”
mailing
  1. (obsolete) A farm.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I need to verify the mailing of my package to ensure it reaches its destination on time.”
mails
mailcatchers
  1. plural of mailcatcher
mailplanes
  1. plural of mailplane
mailstores
  1. plural of mailstore
mailcoaches
  1. plural of mailcoach
mailboats
  1. plural of mailboat
maildrops
mailcarts
  1. plural of mailcart
mailrooms
mailsacks
  1. plural of mailsack
mailshots
  1. plural of mailshot
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “So drivers are increasingly being besieged with mailshots, particularly as their policy comes up for renewal.”
      “It refuses to specify how many mailshots it sends out each year, but admits it issues unsolicited cheques to card customers.”
      “There are endless possibilities with mailshots and a well targeted mailshot is an increasingly effective way of generating business.”
mailmen
  1. plural of mailman
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the 1870s, it took mailmen two days to travel the road from Santa Clara to Felton, a distance of 30 miles.”
      “The B. B. C. and Independent Television sportscasters had grown into family friends, as familiar as mailmen.”
      “In the morning, leaving his pregnant wife, he passed 2 mailmen in the lobby.”
mailbags
mailings
  1. plural of mailing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “They may invite individuals to confirm that they want to continue mailings or reduce the frequency of mailings.”
      “Unfortunately, some of the test mailings never made it through the mail queue on our main server.”
      “In addition to cross-channel promotions, ad insertions and mailings will be utilized to lure potential customers.”
mailboxes
  1. plural of mailbox
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Over the past year our virtual mailboxes have been swamped by spam, worms, and malignant viruses.”
      “One carries a mailbag and quietly delivers envelopes, placing them in plastic mailboxes.”
      “Much in the same way individual mailboxes at a post office receive envelopes of mail.”
mailers
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