mail-order buying
catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
| domestic flight | a flight that begins and ends in the same country |
| domestic terrorism | terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism |
| mail fraud | use of the mails to defraud someone |
| domestic violence | violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner, usually violence by men against women |
| mail call | a call of names of those receiving mail |
domestic animal
domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
domestic carp
Cyprinus carpio | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia, inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food, introduced into United States where it has become a pest |
domestic fowl
fowl
poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
| domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
chiton
coat-of-mail shell
sea cradle
polyplacophore | primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates |
dog
domestic dog
Canis familiaris | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times, occurs in many breeds, the dog barked all night |
domestic cat
house cat
Felis domesticus
Felis catus | any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
domestic silkworm moth
domesticated silkworm moth
Bombyx mori | stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care, the source of most of the silk commerce |
domestic ass
donkey
Equus asinus | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass, patient but stubborn |
domestic sheep
Ovis aries | any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin |
domestic goat
Capra hircus | any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool |
domestic llama
Lama peruana | used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool, considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco |
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 |
| bulk | the property possessed by a large mass |
bulk
mass volume | the property of something that is great in magnitude, it is cheaper to buy it in bulk, he received a mass of correspondence, the volume of exports |
majority
bulk | the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts, the main part, the majority of his customers prefer it, the bulk of the work is finished |
home economics
home ec
domestic science
household arts | theory and practice of homemaking |
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) |
| 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 |
family court
domestic relations court
court of domestic relations | a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) |
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 |