A bag or wallet.
Noun 4 meanings
A bag or wallet.
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service.
“Meronym: mailpiece”
A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
Verb 4 meanings
To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
To send by electronic mail.
“Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day.”
To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
“I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.”
To arm with mail.
Etymology
From Middle English male, from Anglo-Norman male, Old French male (“bag, wallet”), from Frankish *malha (“bag”), from Proto-Germanic *malhō (“bag, pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *molko- (“leather pouch”). Compare Dutch maal.
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MAIL at a glance
MAIL has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,904 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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