| mail | |
| 1. n. (now regional) A bag or wallet. | |
| 2. n. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post. | |
| 3. n. The material conveyed by the postal service. | |
| Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way. | |
| 4. n. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post. | |
| 5. n. The postal service or system in general. | |
| He decided to send his declaration by mail. | |
| 6. n. (chiefly US) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. | |
| 7. n. Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. | |
| 8. n. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. | |
| 9. v. (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail. | |
| 10. v. (ditransitive) To send by electronic mail. | |
| Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day. | |
| 11. v. To contact (a person) by electronic mail. | |
| I need to mail my tutor about the deadline. | |
| 12. n. Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together. | |
| 13. n. (nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. | |
| 14. n. Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc. | |
| 15. n. (obsolete, rare) A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather. | |
| 16. v. To arm with mail. | |
| 17. v. To pinion. | |
| 18. n. (historical) An old French coin worth half a denier. | |
| 19. n. (chiefly Scottish) A monetary payment or tribute. | |
| 20. n. (chiefly Scottish) Rent. | |
| 21. n. (chiefly Scottish) Tax. | |
