post office
office which handles postal business; area in a computer which saves electronic mail messages until they are downloaded by a user
Post office
Post Office
Noun
1. an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
(synonym) United States Post Office, US Post Office, PO
(hypernym) independent agency
(member-meronym) local post office
post office
Noun
1. a local branch of the United States Post Office
(synonym) local post office
(hypernym) branch, subdivision, arm
(member-holonym) United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO
(part-meronym) general delivery, poste restante
2. a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
(hypernym) child's game
Post office
(n.)
See under 4th Post.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Post-office
To dream of a post-office, is a sign of unpleasant tidings. and ill luck generally.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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