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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