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 |
coin slot | a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine |
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 |
slot | a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail), he put a quarter in the slot |
slot one-armed bandit | a slot machine that is used for gambling, they spend hours and hours just playing the slots |
slot expansion slot | (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board, the PC had three slots for additional memory |
slot machine coin machine | a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot |
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) |
slot | a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable, he developed a version of slot grammar |
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) |
slot | the trail of an animal (especially a deer), he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees |
mailman postman mail carrier letter carrier carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |
slot | a position in a hierarchy or organization, Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks, she beat some tough competition for the number one slot |
time slot slot | a time assigned on a schedule or agenda, the TV program has a new time slot, an aircraft landing slot |
slot | assign a time slot, slot a television program |
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 |