Definitions for mailmeɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mailmeɪl(n.)
letters, packages, etc., sent or delivered by the postal service.
a single collection or delivery of such postal matter.
Also, mails. the system, usu. operated by the government, for sending or delivering such postal matter.
a conveyance used as a carrier of mail.
e-mail.
(adj.)of or pertaining to mail.
(v.t.)to send by mail.
Origin of mail:
1175–1225; orig. reference to the bag containing letters; cf. earlier mail bag, satchel, ME male < OF malle < Frankish
mailmeɪl(n.)
flexible armor of metal rings or plates.
Category: Heraldry
any protective armor, as the shell of certain animals.
Category: Heraldry
(v.t.)to clothe or arm with mail.
Origin of mail:
1250–1300; ME maille one of the rings of which such armor was composed
Princeton's WordNet
mail(noun)
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
mail, mail service, postal service, post(noun)
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
"the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
mail(noun)
a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
mail, post(noun)
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour(verb)
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
mail, get off(verb)
send via the postal service
"I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
mail, post, send(verb)
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
"send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
mail(noun)ɪl
letters and packages that are sent from one place to another
Did the mail come?; Was there anything interesting in the mail?
mailɪl
the system used to deliver letters and packages
I still pay some bills by mail.; items that get lost in the mail
mailɪl
email
You have mail.
mail(verb)ɪl
to send sth using the mail system
I mailed the package to her yesterday.
Webster Dictionary
Mail(noun)
a spot
Mail(noun)
a small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V
Mail(noun)
rent; tribute
Mail(noun)
a flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor
Mail(noun)
hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering
Mail(noun)
a contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage
Mail(noun)
any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc
Mail(verb)
to arm with mail
Mail(verb)
to pinion
Mail(noun)
a bag; a wallet
Mail(noun)
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
Mail(noun)
that which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office
Mail(noun)
a trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried
Mail(verb)
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
Translations for mail
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- posAfrikaans

- بَريدArabic

- пощаBulgarian

- correioPortuguese (BR)

- poštaCzech

- die PostGerman

- postDanish

- ταχυδρομείο, αλληλογραφίαGreek

- correo, cartas, correspondenciaSpanish

- postEstonian

- مرسوله پستیFarsi

- postiFinnish

- courrierFrench

- דוֹאָרHebrew

- डाकHindi

- poštaCroatian

- postaHungarian

- surat posIndonesian

- pósturIcelandic

- postaItalian

- 郵便Japanese

- 우편물Korean

- paštas, korespondencijaLithuanian

- pasts; korespondenceLatvian

- suratMalay

- postDutch

- (brev-/pakke) postNorwegian

- pocztaPolish

- نامه،پستPersian

- ليكPashto

- correioPortuguese

- poştă; corespondenţăRomanian

- почтаRussian

- poštaSlovak

- poštaSlovenian

- poštaSerbian

- postSwedish

- จดหมายThai

- postaTurkish

- 郵件Chinese (Trad.)

- поштаUkrainian

- ڈاک سے بھیجے جانے والے خط اور پارسلUrdu

- thư từ; bưu kiệnVietnamese

- 邮件Chinese (Simp.)

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