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   mail

   /meɪl/

   noun

   • 1. letters and parcels sent by post: "I did not receive any mail"
   • ▪ the postal system: "you can order by mail"
   • ▪ a single delivery or collection of mail: "I had a notice in by this morning's mail"
   • ▪ email: "you've got mail"
   • ▪ a vehicle, such as a train, carrying mail.
   • ▪ a bag of letters to be sent by post.
   • ▪ used in titles of newspapers: "the Daily Mail"

   verb

   • 1. send (a letter or parcel) by post: "three editions were mailed to our members"
   • ▪ send (someone) email: "his site is OK and I can even mail him direct"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘travelling 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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