mail1 (meɪl) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called (esp Brit): post letters, packages, etc, that are transported and delivered by the post office |
| 2. | the postal system |
| 3. | a single collection or delivery of mail |
| 4. | a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail |
| 5. | short for electronic mail |
| 6. | (modifier) of, involving, or used to convey mail: a mail train |
| —vb | |
| 7. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) Usual Brit word: post to send by mail |
| 8. | to contact (a person) by electronic mail |
| 9. | to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail |
| [C13: from Old French male bag, probably from Old High German malha wallet] | |
| 'mailable1 | |
| —adj | |
| maila'bility1 | |
| —n | |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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