Emailnoun
(uncountable) A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually via a network.
âHe sent me his details via email.â; âThe advent of email has simultaneously brought our society closer together and farther apart.â;
Mailnoun
A bag or wallet.
Emailnoun
(countable) A message sent via an email system.
âHe sent me an email last week to that effect.â; âI am searching through my old emails.â;
Mailnoun
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
Emailnoun
(uncountable) A quantity of email messages.
âI am searching through my old email.â; âMy inbox used to allow only 50 MB of email at a time until last year, when they upgraded it to 2 GBs!â;
Mailnoun
The material conveyed by the postal service.
âDon't forget to pick up the mail on your way.â;
Emailnoun
(informal) An e-mail address.
âWhat's your email?â; âDon't send personal messages to my work email.â;
Mailnoun
(dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
Emailnoun
a raised or embossed image pressed into metal, such as a seal pressed into a foil and attached to a document
Mailnoun
The postal service or system in general.
âHe decided to send his declaration by mail.â;
Emailnoun
A type of dark ink
Mailnoun
The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
Emailverb
(transitive) To send an email or emails to.
âShe emailed me last week, asking about the status of the project.â;
Mailnoun
(uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer networkâbased service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
Emailverb
(intransitive) To send, or compose and send, an email or emails.
âMost teenagers spend twenty-six hours a day emailing and surfing the Web.â;
Mailnoun
A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Emailverb
To send via email.
âI'll email you the link.â; âHe emailed the file out to everyone.â;
Mailnoun
(uncountable) Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
Emailnoun
(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in
Mailnoun
(nautical) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
Emailverb
communicate electronically on the computer;
âshe e-mailed me the good newsâ;
Mailnoun
Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
Emailnoun
messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network
âreading email has become the first task of the morningâ; âemail messagesâ;
Mailnoun
A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
Emailnoun
the system of sending messages by electronic means
âa contract communicated by emailâ;
Mailnoun
(historical) An old French coin worth half a denier.
Emailnoun
a message sent by email
âI got three emails from my mother todayâ;
Mailnoun
A monetary payment or tribute.
Emailverb
send an email to (someone)
âyou can email me at my normal addressâ; âcall, fax, or email for a free demoâ;
Mailnoun
Rent.
Emailverb
send (a message) by email
âemployees can email the results backâ;
Mailnoun
Tax.
Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages () between people using electronic devices. Email entered limited use in the 1960s, but users could only send to users of the same computer.
âmailâ;
Mailverb
(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
Mailverb
(ditransitive) To send by electronic mail.
âPlease mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.â;
Mailverb
(transitive) To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
âI need to mail my tutor about the deadline.â;
Mailverb
(transitive) To arm with mail.
Mailverb
(transitive) To pinion.
Mailnoun
A spot.
Mailnoun
A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.
Mailnoun
Rent; tribute.
Mailnoun
A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.
Mailnoun
Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.
Mailnoun
A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
Mailnoun
Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
âWe . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.â;
Mailnoun
A bag; a wallet.
Mailnoun
The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.
âThere is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague.â;
Mailnoun
That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office.
Mailnoun
A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Mailverb
To arm with mail.
Mailverb
To pinion.
Mailverb
To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.
Mailnoun
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
Mailnoun
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office;
âthe mail handles billions of items every dayâ; âhe works for the United States mail serviceâ; âin England they call mail `the post'â;
Mailnoun
a conveyance that transports mail
Mailnoun
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered;
âyour mail is on the tableâ; âis there any post for me?â; âshe was opening her postâ;
Mailnoun
(Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
Mailverb
send via the postal service;
âI'll mail you the check tomorrowâ;
Mailverb
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place;
âsend me your latest resultsâ; âI'll mail you the paper when it's writtenâ;
Mailnoun
letters and parcels sent by post
âI did not receive any mailâ;
Mailnoun
the postal system
âyou can order by mailâ;
Mailnoun
a single delivery or collection of mail
âI had a notice in by this morning's mailâ;
Mailnoun
âyou've got mailâ;
Mailnoun
a vehicle, such as a train, carrying mail.
Mailnoun
a bag of letters to be sent by post.
Mailnoun
used in titles of newspapers
âthe Daily Mailâ;
Mailnoun
armour made of metal rings or plates joined together flexibly
âa coat of mailâ; âhe had a mail shirtâ;
Mailnoun
the protective shell or scales of certain animals.
Mailverb
send (a letter or parcel) by post
âthree editions were mailed to our membersâ;
Mailverb
send (someone) email
âhis site is OK and I can even mail him directâ;
Mailverb
clothe or cover with mail
âa mailed gauntletâ;
The mail or post is a system for physically transporting postcards, letters, and parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems.