1. items sent: the letters, cards, periodicals, and packages that are handled and distributed in a postal system
Is there any mail for me?
2. postal system: the system that handles the collection and delivery of mail (often used before a noun)
send it by mail
3. specific mail collection or delivery: a particular collection or delivery of letters, cards, periodicals, and packages
It came in yesterday’s mail.
4. vehicle delivering mail: a car, train, ship, aircraft, or other vehicle used to collect and deliver mail
5. comput e-mail: e-mail (informal)
6. history armor: a kind of flexible armor made of interlocking metal rings or overlapping plates
7. zoology hard body covering: the hard protective body covering of some animals, for example, turtles and crabs
2006-06-21 10:19:19
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answered by Anonymous
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NOUN:
Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system.
Postal material for a specific person or organization.
Material processed for distribution from a post office at a specified time: the morning mail.
A system by which letters, packages, and other postal materials are transported. Used in the plural with the.
A vehicle by which mail is transported.
Mail or messages sent electronically; e-mail.
VERB:
mailed , mail·ing , mails
VERB:
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To send by mail.
VERB:
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To send letters and other postal material by mail.
Main Entry: 1mail
Pronunciation: 'mA(&)l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English male, maille, from Old English mAl agreement, pay, from Old Norse mAl speech, agreement; akin to Old English m[AE]l speech
chiefly Scottish : PAYMENT, RENT
2006-06-21 19:49:36
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answered by Smilez 3
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Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post. The postal system is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing other matter, are delivered to destinations around the world.
2006-06-28 01:09:49
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answered by ♥Hina♥ 4
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A person with a weiner...Oh, sorry, that's male...
2006-06-28 15:09:43
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answered by Padme 5
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