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   Mail

   /māl/

   

   noun

   • 1. letters and packages conveyed by the postal system: "I did not receive any mail"
   • ▪ the postal system: "you can order by mail"
   • ▪ a single delivery or collection of mail: "the new magazine that came in the mail today"
   • ▪ email: "you've got mail"
   • ▪ a vehicle, such as a train, carrying mail.
   • ▪ a bag of letters to be conveyed by the postal system.

   verb

   • 1. send (a letter or package) using the postal system: "if you will mail the coupon, we'll send you a free trial package"
   • ▪ send (someone) email: "his site is OK and I can even mail him direct"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘traveling bag’): from Old French male ‘wallet’, of West Germanic origin. The notion ‘by post’ dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mailable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • M

     3

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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