| NOUN | communication | the bags of letters and packages that are transported / transported by the postal service | |
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| communication | mail, mail service, postal service, post | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | |
| artifact | a conveyance that transports / transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system | ||
| group | mail, post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered | |
| artifact | mail, chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings | |
| VERB | contact | mail, get off | send via the postal service |
| communication | mail, post, send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place |
| Sounds | mey'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 95 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | mail service, postal service, post | |
| Narrower | airmail, airpost | A system of conveying mail by aircraft |
| rural free delivery, RFD | Free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas | |
| snail mail | Any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service | |
| Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
| Spanish | correo, correo postal, servicio postal | |
| Catalan | correu, servei postal | |
| Verbs | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | |
| send via the postal service | ||
| Meaning | A conveyance that transports / transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system. | |
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| Broader | conveyance, transport | Something that serves as a means of transportation |
| Spanish | correo, furgón de correos, mail | |
| Catalan | cotxe de correus | |
| Verbs | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | |
| send via the postal service | ||
| Meaning | Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered. | |
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| Example | "your mail is on the table" | |
| Synonym | post | |
| Narrower | fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers |
| hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) | |
| mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Verbs | send via the postal service | |
| 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 | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| Narrower | 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 | |
| hauberk, byrnie | A long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor | |
| voider, gusset | A piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate | |
| Broader | body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
| Spanish | cota de malla | |
| Catalan | cota de malla | |
| Meaning | Send via the postal service. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" | |
| Synonym | get off | |
| Narrower | pouch | Send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels |
| Broader | send, send out | To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place |
| Spanish | enviar | |
| Catalan | enviar per correu electrònic, enviar | |
| Nouns | a conveyance that transports / transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system | |
| the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | ||
| the bags of letters and packages that are transported / transported by the postal service | ||
| any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered | ||
| mailer | a person who mails / mails something | |
| mailing | the transmission of a letter | |
| mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time | |
| 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 | |
| Example | "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" | |
| Synonyms | post, send | |
| Entailed by | e-mail, email, netmail | Communicate electronically on the computer |
| Narrower | airmail | Send or transport by airmail |
| express | Send by rapid transport or special messenger service | |
| express-mail | Send by express mail or courier | |
| register | Send by registered mail | |
| Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
| Spanish | echar, enviar, expedir, mandar, remitir | |
| Catalan | enviar, expedir, llançar, remetre, tirar, trametre | |
| Nouns | a conveyance that transports / transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system | |
| the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | ||
| mailer | a person who mails / mails something | |
| mailing | the transmission of a letter | |
| mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time | |
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