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Meaning of 'mail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mail [ n.]
- A spot.
- A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.
- Rent; tribute.
- A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.
- Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.
- A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
- Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
- A bag; a wallet.
- The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.
- That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
- A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
2 . Mail [ v. t.]
- To arm with mail.
- To pinion.
- To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.

Meaning of 'mail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mail [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
Example in sentence:
  • he works for the United States mail service;
  • in England they call mail `the post';
  • the mail handles billions of items every day
Meaning (2):
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
Example in sentence:
  • is there any post for me?;
  • she was opening her post;
  • your mail is on the table
3 . mail [ v]
Meaning (3):
- send via the postal service
Example in sentence:
  • I'll mail you the check tomorrow
Meaning (4):
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
Example in sentence:
  • I'll mail you the paper when it's written;
  • send me your latest results

Nearby Words:

maia maian maid maid's hair maiden maidenhair maidenhead maidenhood maidenlike maidenliness

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