mail

Words with a similar base: chain_mail, mail, mail_service, ring_mail

'mail'

[mail.n.01] as in: the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

'mail'

[mail.n.02] as in: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

Examples:
the mail handles billions of items every day
he works for the United States mail service
in England they call mail `the post'

'mail'

[mail.n.03] as in: a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system

'mail'

[mail.n.04] as in: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

Examples:
your mail is on the table
is there any post for me?
she was opening her post

'mail'

[chain_mail.n.01] as in: (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings

'mail'

[mail.v.01] as in: send via the postal service

Examples:
I'll mail you the check tomorrow

'mail'

[mail.v.02] as in: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

Examples:
send me your latest results
I'll mail you the paper when it's written

Origins

					mail (English)
├── maille (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── maille (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── macula (Latin)
├── mal (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── male (Anglo-Norman)

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