mail

I

n. (esp. AE; BE usu. has post for 1-5, 8)

letters

postal system

1) to address; send out (the) mail

2) to deliver the mail

3) to forward; sort (the) mail

4) incoming; outgoing; return mail

5) airmail; certified; domestic; electronic; express; first-class; foreign; franked; registered; second-class; special-delivery; surface; third-class mail

6) fan; hate; junk mail

7) (esp. AE) a piece of mail

8) by return mail (BE has by return of post)

II

v. (esp. AE; BE has post) (A) she mailed the package to me; or: she mailed me the package

2) (D; tr.) to mail from; to (the letter was mailed from Oregon to Pennsylvania) (for BE see postII)

III

n.

armor

chain mail

* * *

[meɪl]

certified

domestic

electronic

express

first-class

foreign

franked

hate

junk mail

or: she mailed me the package

outgoing

registered

return mail

second-class

send out (the) mail

sort (the) mail

special-delivery

surface

third-class mail

to (for BE see post II; the letter was mailed from Oregon to Pennsylvania)

(D; tr.) to mail from

(esp. AE) a piece of mail

(esp. AE; BE has post) (A) she mailed the package to me

(esp. AE; BE usu. has post for 1-5,8) ['letters'] ['postal system'] to address

['armor'] chain mail

airmail

fan

incoming

to deliver the mail

to forward

by return mail (BE has by return of post)