mail

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: mail

1	n v	the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service send via the postal service
2	n	(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: mail

Types:: show 13 types...; hide 13 types...; 1st class, 1st-class mail, first class, first-class mail
mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection; express, express mail
mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system; parcel post
postal service that handles packages; bulk mail
mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot; third class, third-class mail
mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates; airmail
letters and packages that are transported by aircraft; air mail
mail that is sent by air transport; surface mail
mail that is sent by land or sea; registered mail, registered post
mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery; special delivery
mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge); pony express
express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860; junk mail
third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant'; correspondence
communication by the exchange of letters

Type of:: message
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

“your mail is on the table”

Types:: fan mail
mail sent to public figures from their admirers; hate mail
mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language); mailing
mail sent by a sender at one time

Type of:: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

“the mail handles billions of items every day”

“he works for the United States mail service”

“in England they call mail `the post'”

Types:: airmail, airpost
a system of conveying mail by aircraft; snail mail
any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; RFD, rural free delivery
free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas

Type of:: communicating, communication
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

Type of:: conveyance, transport
something that serves as a means of transportation

“I'll mail you the check tomorrow”

Type of:: send, send out
to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

“I'll mail you the paper when it's written”

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; express
send by rapid transport or special messenger service; airmail
send or transport by airmail; register
send by registered mail; express-mail
send by express mail or courier

Synonyms:: chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; brigandine
a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth; habergeon
(Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk; byrnie, hauberk
a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor; gusset, voider
a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate

Type of:: body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour
armor that protects the wearer's whole body

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