mail, n.
(mails)
freq. cnt. 5
(mails)
freq. cnt. 5
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
mail mail service post postal service
sample sentences
"the mail handles billions of items every day""he works for the United States mail service"
"in England they call mail `the post'"
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the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
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first class, 1st class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail
express, express mail
parcel post
bulk mail
third-class mail, third class
airmail
air mail
surface mail
registered mail, registered post
special delivery
part meronym
a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
semantic pointers
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(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
<noun.artifact>
chain armor chain armour chain mail mail ring armor ring armour ring mail
semantic pointers
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domain of synset (topic)
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
<noun.group>
mail post
sample sentences
"your mail is on the table""is there any post for me?"
"she was opening her post"
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