MAIL

Pronunciation (US):

• MAIL (noun)
  The noun MAIL has 5 senses:

1. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
2. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
3. a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
4. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
5. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

  Familiarity information: MAIL used as a noun is common.

• MAIL (verb)
  The verb MAIL has 2 senses:

1. send via the postal service
2. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

  Familiarity information: MAIL used as a verb is rare.

• MAIL (noun)

Meaning:

The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mail" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "mail"):

letter; missive (a written message addressed to a person or organization)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mail"):

special delivery (mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge))

registered mail; registered post (mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery)

surface mail (mail that is sent by land or sea)

air mail (mail that is sent by air transport)

airmail (letters and packages that are transported by aircraft)

third class; third-class mail (mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates)

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)

parcel post (postal service that handles packages)

express; express mail (mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system)

1st class; 1st-class mail; first class; first-class mail (mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection)

Meaning:

The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

mail service; postal service; mail; post

Context examples:

the mail handles billions of items every day / he works for the United States mail service / in England they call mail 'the post'

Hypernyms ("mail" is a kind of...):

communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mail"):

snail mail (any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service)

airmail; airpost (a system of conveying mail by aircraft)

Meaning:

A conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mail" is a kind of...):

conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)

Meaning:

Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

mail; post

Context examples:

your mail is on the table / is there any post for me? / she was opening her post

Hypernyms ("mail" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mail"):

mailing (mail sent by a sender at one time)

hate mail (mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language))

fan mail (mail sent to public figures from their admirers)

Meaning:

(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chain armor; ring mail; ring armour; ring armor; chain mail; chain armour; mail

Hypernyms ("mail" is a kind of...):

body armor; body armour; cataphract; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour (armor that protects the wearer's whole body)

Domain category:

Dark Ages; Middle Ages (the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mail"):

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)

• MAIL (verb)

Meaning:

Send via the postal service

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

mail; get off

Context example:

I'll mail you the check tomorrow

Hypernyms (to "mail" is one way to...):

send; send out (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mail"):

pouch (send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Meaning:

Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

mail; send; post

Context examples:

send me your latest results / I'll mail you the paper when it's written

Hypernyms (to "mail" is one way to...):

transfer (move from one place to another)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "mail"):

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)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Sentence examples:

They mail the parcel to their parents
They mail them the parcel