mails

n. postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service; e-mail, electronic mail; conveyance (train, car, ship, plane, etc.) that that transports and delivers mail; mail bag; (Middle Ages) flexible armor constructed of metal rings linked together

v. send a letter or other item via the postal service; e-mail a person, send communications through electronic mail; protect with with mail armor

Noun
1. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
(hypernym) message
(hyponym) first class, 1st class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail, priority mail
(part-meronym) letter, missive
(derivation) get off
2. 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'"
(synonym) mail service, postal service, post
(hypernym) communication, communicating
(hyponym) airmail, airpost
(derivation) post, send
3. a conveyance that transports mail
(hypernym) conveyance, transport
(derivation) post, send
4. 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"
(synonym) post
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) fan mail
(derivation) get off
5. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
(synonym) chain mail, ring mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour
(hypernym) body armor, body armour, suit of armor, suit of armour, coat of mail, cataphract
(hyponym) brigandine
(classification) Middle Ages, Dark Ages
Verb
1. send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
(synonym) get off
(hypernym) send, send out
(hyponym) pouch
(derivation) mailer
2. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
(synonym) post, send
(hypernym) transfer
(hyponym) express
(derivation) mailer

n. mail, mall, shopping center; e-mail, electronic mail; pall-mall (game played with mallets and wooden balls); pedestrian walkway, promenade

n. mail

<messaging> 1. electronic mail.
2. The Berkeley Unix program for composing and reading electronic mail. It normally uses sendmail to handle delivery.
Unix manual page: mail(1)
(1997-12-03)