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Meaning
Noun
●
In Regional English & Bags:
A
bag
or wallet.
●
A
bag
containing
letters
to be
delivered
by post.
●
The
material
conveyed
by the
postal
service.
●
A
stagecoach
,
train
or
ship
that
delivers
such post.
●
The
postal
service or system in general.
●
In American English:
The
letters
,
parcels
, etc.
delivered
to a particular
address
or person.
●
Electronic
mail
,
e-mail
: a
computer
network–based service for
sending
,
storing
, and
forwarding
electronic
messages.
●
A
trunk
,
box
, or
bag
, in which
clothing
, etc; may be carried.
●
In Armor:
Armour
consisting of
metal
rings
or
plates
linked
together.
●
In Nautical:
A
contrivance
of
interlinked
rings
, for
rubbing off
the
loose
hemp
on
lines
and
white
cordage.
●
Any
hard
protective
covering
of an
animal
, as the
scales
and
plates
of
reptiles
,
shell
of a
lobster
, etc.
●
A
spot on
a bird's
feather
;
by extension
, a
spotted
feather
.
●
An
old
French
coin
worth
half
a denier.
●
In Scottish English:
A
monetary
payment
or tribute.
●
In Scottish English:
Rent.
●
In Scottish English:
Tax.
Verb
●
To
send
(a
letter
,
parcel
, etc.) through the mail.
●
In Post:
To
send
by
electronic
mail.
●
To
contact
(a person) by
electronic
mail.
●
To
arm
with mail.
●
To pinion.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
mail
English
maille
Middle English (1100-1500)
maille
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
macula
Latin
mal
Middle English (1100-1500)
male
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Post
Maille
Maile
Armor
Send
Related
Fax
Telegraph
Letter
Parcel
Message
Usps
Sms
Request
File
Newspaper
Newsletter
Print
Invoice
Courier
Messages
Notification
Receipt
Package
Sender
Check
Postal
Submit
Paper
Telephone
Phone
Address
Sign
Postage
Shipment
Reply
Contact
Update
Inbox
Memo
Ticket
Issue
Letters
Packet
Documents
Resend
Dispatch
Ship
Upload
Spam
Hand
Deposit
Folder
Cheque
Document
Query
Order
Envelope
Post Office
Post Box
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Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
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