mail-order buying
catalog buying | buying goods to be shipped through the mail |
vote
ballot
voting
balloting | a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative, there were only votes in favor of the motion, they allowed just one vote per person |
| secret ballot | a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public |
| 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 |
| ballot box | a box where voters deposit their ballots |
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 |
| envelope | any wrapper or covering |
| envelope | a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. |
| envelope gasbag | the bag containing the gas in a balloon |
| 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 |
| window envelope | an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure |
| envelope | the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft), test pilots try to push the envelope |
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) |
ZIP code
ZIP
postcode
postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| ballot | a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting |
| absentee ballot | (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day) |
| 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 |
postcard
post card
postal card
mailingard | a card for sending messages by post without an envelope |
| Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
United States Postal Service
US Postal Service
USPS | an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States |
United States Postal Inspection Service
US Postal Inspection Service | the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service |
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) |
| envelope | a natural covering (as by a fluid), the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet |
mailman
postman
mail carrier
letter carrier
carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk
mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |