23 ENTRIES FOUND:
- mail (noun)
- mail (verb)
- mail (noun)
- mailing (noun)
- mailing address (noun)
- mailing list (noun)
- mail carrier (noun)
- mail drop (noun)
- mail order (noun)
- certified mail (noun)
- chain mail (noun)
- direct mail (noun)
- electronic mail (noun)
- e–mail (noun)
- e–mail (verb)
- fan mail (noun)
- junk e–mail (noun)
- junk mail (noun)
- registered mail (noun)
- return mail (noun)
- snail mail (noun)
- surface mail (noun)
- voice mail (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIL
[noncount]
1
◊ Mail is used in British English but it is much more common in U.S. English. The usual word in British English is post.
:
the system used for sending letters and packages from one person to another
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They do business by mail.
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Don't bring the check to the office—send it through the mail.
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The check is in the mail. [=the check has been sent and will be delivered by mail]
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I hope the check hasn't gotten lost in the mail.
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interoffice mail
— called also
(chiefly British)
post
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see also airmail, direct mail, registered mail, return mail, surface mail, voice mail
2
:
letters or packages sent from one person to another
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Was the notice in today's mail?
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Did we get any mail today?
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Has the mail arrived yet?
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sorting through the mail
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There's a pile of mail on the table.
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collecting and delivering the mail
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reading the mail
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They got a lot of hate mail [=extremely angry letters, e-mail, etc.] from people who disagree with their policies.
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He has a job in the mail room. [=the room in an office where mail is handled]
— called also
(chiefly British)
post
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see also fan mail, junk mail, snail mail
3
the mails
chiefly US, law, formal
:
the system used for sending letters, packages, etc.
:
a nation's postal system
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packages sent through the mails
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He was charged with using the mails to commit fraud.
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compare 3mail
2
mail
/ˈmeɪl/
verb
mails;
mailed;
mailing
2
mail
/ˈmeɪl/
verb
mails;
mailed;
mailing
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIL
[+ object]
chiefly US
:
to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail
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Have you mailed (out) the invitations yet? [=(chiefly Brit) have you posted the invitations yet?]
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She mailed me a copy of her manuscript. = She mailed a copy of her manuscript to me.
3
mail
/ˈmeɪl/
noun
3
mail
/ˈmeɪl/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAIL
[noncount]
:
a kind of protective clothing (called armor) that is made of many small pieces or rings of metal which are linked together
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see also chain mail
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compare 1mail
