letter bomb
parcel bomb
package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
| letter case | case for carrying letters |
letter opener
paper knife
paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
mailbox
letter box | a private box for delivery of mail |
postbox
mailbox letter box | public box for deposit of mail |
Post-Office box
PO Box
POB
call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
stationery
letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
| letter telegram | a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day |
four-letter word
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word | any of several short English words (often having letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive |
Letter of Jeremiah
Epistle of Jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry |
letter of marque
letters of marque
letter of mark and reprisal | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |
| night letter | a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day |
letter
missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization, mailed an indignant letter to the editor |
| business letter | a letter dealing with business |
covering letter
cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
| crank letter | a hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
encyclical
encyclical letter | a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world |
| fan letter | a letter that is a piece of fan mail |
| personal letter | a letter dealing with personal affairs |
| form letter | a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
| open letter | a letter of protest, addressed to one person but intended for the general public |
| chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
airmail letter
air letter
aerogram
aerogramme | a letter sent by air mail |
note short letter
line billet | a short personal letter, drop me a line when you get there |
love letter
billet doux | a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection |
dead letter
dead mail | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| letter of intent | any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action |
| market letter | a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers |
| letter varsity letter | an award earned by participation in a school sport, he won letters in three sports |
capital
capital letter
uppercase
upperase letter
majuscule | one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis, printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases, capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upperase letters |
small letter
lowercase
lowerase letter
minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
| Gothic black letter | a heavy typeface in use from th to th centuries |
letter letter of the alphabet
alphabetic character | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech, his grandmother taught him his letters |
polyphone
polyphonic letter | a letter that has two or more pronunciations, `c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell' |
block letter
block capital | a plain hand-drawn letter |
| scarlet letter | the letter A in red, Puritans required adulterers to wear it |
rune
runic letter | any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the rd century to the Middle Ages, each rune had its own magical significance |
| acronym | a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name |
| letter | a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention), he followed instructions to the letter, he obeyed the letter of the law |
| extended family | a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives |
| extended care facility | a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness) |
| extended order | a military formation for skirmishing, as widely separated as the tactical situation permits |
correspondent
letter writer | someone who communicates by means of letters |
| letter | owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire |
mailman
postman
mail carrier
letter carrier
carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
| letter of credit | a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft, substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit |
| commercial letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes |
traveler's letter of credit
traveller's letter of credit | a letter of credit given to a traveler |
| letter security | a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market |
| investment letter | a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale, avoids need for SEC registration |