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 |
| junk | any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails |
| junk shop | a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods |
| 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 |
| junk food | food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value |
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) |
garbage heap
junk heap
rubbish heap
scrapheap
trash heap
junk pile
trash pile
refuse heap | an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter |
mailman
postman
mail carrier
letter carrier
carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
postal clerk
mail clerk | a clerk in a post office |
junk bond
high-yield bond | a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower, issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit |
| junk DNA | stretches of DNA that do not code for genes, most of the genome consists of junk DNA |
debris
dust junk
rubble
detritus | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up |
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 |
trash
junk
scrap | dispose of (something useless or old), trash these old chairs, junk an old car, scrap your old computer |
| mail-cheeked | having bony plates on the sides of the head |
mail-clad
mailed | wearing protective mail |