mail-order buying catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
mail fraud | use of the mails to defraud someone |
robbery | larceny by threat of violence |
armed robbery heist holdup stickup | robbery at gunpoint |
highway robbery | robbery of travellers on or near a public road |
looting robbery | plundering during riots or in wartime |
mail call | a call of names of those receiving mail |
robbery conviction | conviction for robbery |
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 |
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 |
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) |
mailman postman mail carrier letter carrier carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |
robbery suspect | someone suspected of committing robbery |
highway robbery | an exorbitant price, what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery |
mail post send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place, send me your latest results, I'll mail you the paper when it's written |
e-mail email netmail | communicate electronically on the computer, she e-mailed me the good news |
express-mail | send by express mail or courier, Express-mail the documents immediately |
mail out | transmit by mail, The company mailed out the catalog to all potential customers |
mail get off | send via the postal service, I'll mail you the check tomorrow |
mail-cheeked | having bony plates on the sides of the head |
mail-clad mailed | wearing protective mail |