mail

Plural: mails

Noun

• the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
• 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'"
• a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
• any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
  • "your mail is on the table"
• (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
• A bag or wallet.
• A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
• The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
• The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
• The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
• A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
• The postal service or system in general.
• Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
• Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail).
• An email message.
• A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
• Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.
• Armour consisting of small plates linked together.
• 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 spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
• An old French coin worth half a denier.
• A monetary payment or tribute.
• Rent.
• Tax.

Verb

Verb Forms: mailed, mailing, mails

• To send a letter or package through a postal service.
• send via the postal service
  • "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
• cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
  • "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
• To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
• To send by electronic mail.
• To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
• To arm with mail.
• To pinion.

Examples

• Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way.
• He decided to send his declaration by mail.
• He hoped to mail a victory message by playing a high-scoring word on his last turn.
• I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.
• It should be in your mail today, unless the post office lost it!
• Please look through those mails and confirm whether you received the one about scheduling.
• Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.
• Yahoo Mail has been providing mail service since 1997.
• You've got mail [old audio clip announcing new email in the 1990s-2000s]

Synonyms

chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, get off, mail service, post, postal service, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail, send, email, snail mail

Antonyms

email, mail

Related Words

mailed, MAILABLE