mail1 |
(sometimes pl.) the system organized to send and deliver letters, parcels, and the like; postal system. [4 definitions] |
mail2 |
flexible armor made of overlapped or linked metal rings. [2 definitions] |
mailbag |
a large bag with a shoulder strap used by one who delivers mail. [2 definitions] |
mailbox |
a public depository for outgoing mail. [2 definitions] |
mail carrier |
one whose job is to deliver mail. |
mailer |
a person who addresses and mails letters, packages, and the like. [3 definitions] |
Mailgram |
trademark for a telegram processed through the postal service. |
maillot |
a coarse stretchable jersey fabric. [3 definitions] |
mailman |
a man whose job is to deliver mail; postman. |
mail order |
an order for goods that are available through the mail. |
mail-order house |
a company or firm that does its business through the mail. |
maim |
to cripple or disable, usu. by destroying or rendering useless a limb or extremity. [2 definitions] |
main |
most important; chief; primary. [5 definitions] |
main clause |
in grammar, esp. in a sentence that contains more than one clause, a clause that can function by itself as a sentence; independent clause. |
main drag |
(slang) the main street of a town. |
Maine |
a U.S. state in the northeastern corner of the country. (abbr.: ME) |
mainframe |
a computer with esp. large capacity, able to accommodate numerous terminals. |
mainland |
the principal land mass of a country, continent, or region, as distinguished from adjacent islands or peninsulas. |
mainly |
for the most part; chiefly; principally. |
mainmast |
the principal or tallest mast of a sailing ship. |
mainsail |
the principal, lowermost sail on the mainmast of a sailing ship. |