mail-order buying
catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
| mail fraud | use of the mails to defraud someone |
| mail call | a call of names of those receiving mail |
chiton
coat-of-mail shell
sea cradle
polyplacophore | primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates |
body armor
body armour
suit of armor
suit of armour
coat of mail
cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| mail | a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system |
| mailbag mail pouch | pouch used in the shipment of mail |
mailboat
mail boat
packet packet boat | a boat for carrying mail |
| mail car | a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted |
| mail slot | a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered |
| mail train | a train that carries mail |
| account | the quality of taking advantage, she turned her writing skills to good account |
| account | importance or value, a person of considerable account, he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance |
model
theoretical account
framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
pension plan
pension account
retirement plan
retirement savings plan
retirement savings account
retirement account
retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
individual retirement account
IRA | a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement, taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred |
mail
mail service
postal service
post | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office, the mail handles billions of items every day, he works for the United States mail service, in England they call mail `the post' |
| snail mail | any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service, email is much faster than snail mail |
first class
st class
firstlass mail
stlass 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 |
| bulk mail | mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than stlass rates and paid for in one lot |
| direct mail | advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail |
voice mail
voicemail | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls, telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed |
| mail | the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service |
thirdlass mail
third class | mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates |
| junk mail | thirdlass mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant' |
electronic mail
e-mail
email | (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in, you cannot send packages by electronic mail |
spam
junk e-mail | unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk) |
written record
written account | a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
history
account
chronicle
story | a record or narrative description of past events, a history of France, he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president, the story of exposure to lead |
| bill account invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered, he paid his bill and left, send me an account of what I owe |
| open account | an unpaid credit order |
| mail order | a purchase negotiated by mail |
| 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 |
dead letter
dead mail | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
report
news report
story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
explanation
account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc., the explanation was very simple, I expected a brief account |
| report account | the act of informing by verbal report, he heard reports that they were causing trouble, by all accounts they were a happy couple |
mail
post | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered, your mail is on the table, is there any post for me?, she was opening her post |
| fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers, he hired someone to answer his fan mail |
| hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) |
score
account | grounds, don't do it on my account, the paper was rejected on account of its length, he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful |
account executive
account representative
registered representative
customer's broker
customer's man | someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business |
goldbrick
goof-off
ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing
no-account
good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
mailman
postman
mail carrier
letter carrier
carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk
mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |