mail1 nounmail2 verb
mailmail1 /meɪl/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [uncountable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINmail1
ExamplesOrigin:
1-3 1200-1300 Old French male ‘bag’4 1200-1300 French maille, from Latin macula ‘spot, woven threads’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Is that all the mail that came today?
- Sarah brought your mail over.
- Dwight Silverman can receive electronic mail via the Internet.
- Editing was done via express mail.
- No prisoner touches mail before it's been examined by staff.
- Rambam printed business cards carrying a working telephone number complete with voice mail.
WORD SETS► Computers
Collocationsaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► send mail
Phrases· Please do not send personal mail to my work address.
► get/receive mail· Did we get any mail this morning?
► the mail comes/arrives· The mail had come late that day.
► the mail goes (out) (=it leaves an organization to be sent)· What time does the mail go out?
► read your mail· The first thing he did was read his mail.
► open your mail· She opened her mail as she ate her breakfast.
► forward/redirect somebody's mail (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.
► deliver the mail· The postman had just delivered the mail.
► sort mail (=put it into different piles, ready for delivery)· Some mail still has to be sorted by hand.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mail► personal/private mail (=for one person to read and nobody else)· He accused her of reading his private mail.
► fan mail (=letters from fans)· He gets so much fan mail he had to employ a secretary to deal with it.
► hate mail (=letters expressing hate)· She got threatening phone calls and hate mail.
► junk mail (=letters, usually advertisements, that you do not want)· I only ever get junk mail and bills.
► registered mail (=letters insured against loss or damage)· You have to sign for registered mail.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a postal/mailing address (=the place where a letter is sent)· Please give your bank’s full postal address.
► mail delivery (also postal delivery British English)· The strike stopped mail deliveries to 20,000 homes and businesses.
► fan mail· The group receives lots of fan mail.
► first-class stamp/mail/post etc► hate mail (=letters or messages expressing hate and threats towards someone)· Since appearing on the show she has even received hate mail from the public.
► a mailing list (=a list of people that a company sends information to)· If you do not want to be on our mailing list, please tick the box below.
► an email/mail message (=a message that you receive by email)· Just send me an email message to let me know what time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► available· In the past two months there has been a rash of newspaper advertisements for unlicensed patches available by mail order.· These are now available by mail or to personal callers at the show society's Godalming office.· This is available from mail order suppliers fairly cheaply.· A pack of 10 phials costs £19.95 and is available by mail order from Foltene,.· The above are available, mail order from: The Traveller's Bookshop,,.· Prices available on request. Available by mail order from Adrian Arbib, London.· It is available by mail order or at your local hobby shop.· It is only available via mail order from Cordingley Barnes.
► direct· The Advertising Standards Authority embraces press, poster, cinema advertising and direct mail.· And, coupons come via direct mail.· Selling direct, by mail order and on the telephone, is cost effective, which means low prices for recession-strapped customers.· Unit costs for brochures, catalogs, and other direct mail pieces.· If you have any serious claims to be a manager you must refuse to accept paperwork direct from the mail room.· News releases, brochures, newspaper advertising, direct mail and public service announcements are also in the works.· The direct mail business is a growth industry.· The program includes brochures, direct mail, television and radio ads, utility bill inserts and the live-operator call center.
► electronic· But they do compete in advanced services like electronic mail and computer-data networks.· Send electronic mail to neighborhood leaders in BelairEdison.· Dwight Silverman can receive electronic mail via the Internet.· Some better-known examples are electronic mail, enhanced fax, and electronic data interchange.· Electronic networks, such as electronic mail and computer bulletin boards, extend this changing political identity even further.· The WorldNet Service will include Internet directories and other navigational aides as well as electronic mail.· It happens via electronic mail, in discussion groups and particularly in chat areas, where people type messages to each other.
► hate· I was wondering, would you know if any other subscriber to the hunt had received similar hate mail?· From the early days Kylie was plagued by obscene phone calls and hate mail.· Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson claims he received hate mail abuse from fans during last season's disastrous championship defence.
► incoming· Mail for guests in residence Any incoming mail for guests should be sorted and placed in the letter rack.· Each neuron is a node where thousands of wires converge, where incoming mail is digested and sometimes turned into outgoing mail.· Most programs can filter incoming mail into designated mailboxes, either as it arrives or afterwards.· I would only trash incoming mail from obvious opponents and obvious loonies.
► internal· Then I sort the internal mail for the office.
NOUN► air· Onion skin a translucent lightweight paper used in air mail stationery.· In deference to all concerned in the service there was no publicity given to the story of the forgotten air mail.· Unless sent by an air courier, an ocean bill of lading can take as long as a week to arrive by air mail.
► chain· Eleventh-century Norman knight with chain mail coat, kite-shaped shield, sword and long lance which could be used from horseback.· It began to appear more convoluted, interlocking chain mail ... some sort of suit.· Knight, mounting his horse, wearing chain mail of the type developed from eastern sources during Barbarossa's reign.· Within a space of some twenty years, chain mail virtually replaced a variety of earlier forms of armour.· Round shields, chain mail and simple conical helmets are clearly visible.
► fan· At any rate, the programme drew a large and regular fan mail.· Q: Do you read all your fan mail?· She tells him For Women have been swamped with fan mail and want to do a contemporary shoot.· Q: Do you get fan mail, and do you answer it?· He is happy to receive fan mail at the following address:.· The Barf-O-Rama Web site has generated fan mail from kids eager to share their own gross tales.· He also apologizes for not reading all his fan mail, which requires a staff of five.
► junk· She tossed the junk mail in the bin, unopened.· It almost went out with the rest of the junk mail.· Many of us find that even if we bin our junk mail, it continues to arrive.· Often, you have to get unwanted junk mail before you can block it-an unhappy chore at best.· It was just one more item of junk mail, and he wasn't paying for it.· If we create coupon books, how do we get them to the on-line customer without flooding the network with junk mail.· Forty-four percent of the junk mail is never even opened.· Mind you, I do have a relative who has one tried and tested way of getting rid of his junk mail.
► message· Please read the specified mail message for more information on the error.· Up to 16 task mail messages may be accessed at one time.· If the entry is blank, the mail message has not been inspected.· They can also exchange electronic mail messages and take part in, or initiate, electronic conferences.· If all the above conditions are met, the new user will be notified by way of a mail message.· The lower field displays the current page number of this mail message.· The submitter also receives an additional mail message if the package has been denied, giving the reason for denying approval.· However, if the mail message has two or more pages, you can use this field to inspect the remaining pages.
► order· A pack of 10 phials costs £19.95 and is available by mail order from Foltene,.· They discovered that the pair were also trading at a stall in Abingdon and by mail order.· The above are available, mail order from: The Traveller's Bookshop,,.· There is no mail order facility.· Selling direct, by mail order and on the telephone, is cost effective, which means low prices for recession-strapped customers.· Mail order: Alternatively you may decide to order your lilies via mail order.· Banker's Books, particularly the mail order side, continued to make a useful contribution in spite of the recession.· Available by mail order from Adrian Arbib, London.
► system· It should be noted that the mail system and ERROR.LOG file often provide the best indication of the cause of the problem.· TeamLinks, which to date only operates on VAX/VME-based systems, comprises an X.400-based mail system and office automation software.· Some 90% of sales have been for databases, electronic mail systems and Computer Aided Design.
► train· As the mail train thundered past and disappeared into the distance he heard the familiar sound of footsteps.· Had some one been killed by the mail train?
► voice· It should also enable the integration of electronic mail, voice mail and facsimile, as well as desktop audio and video conferencing.· Hackers may call a company employee and reach their voice mail.· In addition, users can access their voice mail remotely.· Next, he updates his voice mail, letting callers know who they can reach as a back-up.· Rambam printed business cards carrying a working telephone number complete with voice mail.· One afternoon I got home from a business trip, and the first thing I did was check my voice mail.· These include: Features like voice mail, call waiting and call forwarding.· Both computers had a 28, 800-baud fax modem, 16 megabytes of random-access memory and voice mail / speakerphone capabilities.
VERB► buy· If you bought mail order, then the first point of contact is the software house or importer concerned.· But if that's not always possible you can now buy them by mail order from HealthMail.· Your legal rights are the same when you buy mail order as from a shop.
► check· This identifier should be noted and used to check the mail in the mail options 6.0.0 - Mail System.· One afternoon I got home from a business trip, and the first thing I did was check my voice mail.· It will include a sophisticated x-ray machine to check all in-coming mail and courier packages.
► create· In addition, Audio Editor lets users create, playback and mail audio files and annotate text files with audio playback.
► deliver· The rattle of the letterbox told her that the postman had just delivered the mail.· Postmen were told they might have to take special precautions when delivering mail to farms.
► inspect· It is important, therefore, to inspect the resultant mail message.· Select Option 6.1.1, Inspect Individual Mail, and inspect the mail message.· After inspecting an item of mail, each user can elect to delete the message or retain it for later examination.
► open· He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.· His manner had been exaggeratedly polite and impersonal when they had opened the mail together earlier.· Who was opening the mail with Luke?· Constance would work for de Levantiére answering the telephone, opening the mail and doing any other chores that arose.· The whereabouts of the other two tureens are still unknown and every time I open the mail I hold out some hope.· Then you have to allow that Kemp probably doesn't open his own mail.
► read· This is to encourage you to read your mail regularly and clear out any unnecessary messages.· Q: Do you read all your fan mail?· I think they're targeting one or two City firms and getting the inside track by reading their mail.· Do not read your mail while some one talks.· Please read the specified mail message for more information on the error.· He also apologizes for not reading all his fan mail, which requires a staff of five.
► receive· I was wondering, would you know if any other subscriber to the hunt had received similar hate mail?· Dwight Silverman can receive electronic mail via the Internet.· The submitter also receives an additional mail message if the package has been denied, giving the reason for approval being denied.· When receiving registered mail for an expected guest, what procedure would you follow? 3.· You will receive a mail message confirming the outcome of the approval.· I hope you have been receiving mail from me.· I received my mail at the barracks and showered there in the mornings.
► send· Mr Virdi denied 11 charges relating to sending offensive mail and the alleged attempt to blame a fellow officer.· Similarly, those outside the university network could not access Web sites or send e-mail.· Entire word processor documents can be sent as mail items to other users on the network.· Turn on your computer and take a tour of the TuscanyCanterbury district. Send electronic mail to neighborhood leaders in BelairEdison.· Two or more users can conduct video phone conversations and access live television pictures or send video mail, for instance.· That includes writing reports, sending electronic mail and cruising the information superhighway.· An estimated 35 million people now send electronic mail.
► use· The subjects studied included how to use word processors, how to access Web sites and how to use e-mail.· They can also use the electronic mail facility, exchange files and join a range of interactive discussions and conferences.· They are much less likely to be using mail order.· This identifier should be noted and used to check the mail in the mail options 6.0.0 - Mail System.· Or still using your mail list until everyone is on?· When poorer people do use credit, mail order is the key source for them.· Otherwise, the comment is used in the mail message to inform the package manager that approval has been denied.· Drawn up by the Advertising Association, the new code covers about 90 percent of the companies that use direct mail.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulk mail► express post/mail► second-class mail/post/stamp etc
1the letters and packages that are delivered to you: - Spammers regularly extract all the email addresses from Usenet to add to their bulk mail databases.
- A friend on the Examiner staff sent a supply of Combat by express mail.
- Competition has forced drastic improvements in some areas, such as express mail.
- Editing was done via express mail.
- The thing will make phone calls, fax, send E-mail, post or express mail, address envelops and post reminders.
- There are three principal product areas: letters, express mail and parcels.
- First-class and second-class mail should be put through the machine on separate runs.
- The quantity relative for second-class stamps is 140.0, indicating an increase in numbers bought of 40%.
You shouldn't read other people's mail. He found a mountain of mail waiting for him. She promised to forward my mail to my new address (=send it from your old home or office to your new one). He gets sacks of fan mail (=letters from people who admire him). hate mail (=letters from people who hate you)2especially American English the system of collecting and delivering letters and packages SYN post British English: The mail here’s really slow and unreliable. The product will be sold mainly through the mail.in the mail I’ll put the check in the mail tomorrow.by mail Did you send the document by mail?registered/express/first-class etc mail I sent my application by registered mail. Most reports are sent via internal mail (=a system of sending documents to people inside the same organization).3messages that are sent and received on a computer SYN email: I check my mail a couple of times a day. She's just received another mail message from them.4armour made of small pieces of metal, worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages → voicemailCOLLOCATIONSverbssend mail· Please do not send personal mail to my work address.get/receive mail· Did we get any mail this morning?the mail comes/arrives· The mail had come late that day.the mail goes (out) (=it leaves an organization to be sent)· What time does the mail go out?read your mail· The first thing he did was read his mail.open your mail· She opened her mail as she ate her breakfast.forward/redirect somebody's mail (=send it to a new address)· The post office will forward your mail for a limited time.deliver the mail· The postman had just delivered the mail.sort mail (=put it into different piles, ready for delivery)· Some mail still has to be sorted by hand.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mailpersonal/private mail (=for one person to read and nobody else)· He accused her of reading his private mail.fan mail (=letters from fans)· He gets so much fan mail he had to employ a secretary to deal with it.hate mail (=letters expressing hate)· She got threatening phone calls and hate mail.junk mail (=letters, usually advertisements, that you do not want)· I only ever get junk mail and bills.registered mail (=letters insured against loss or damage)· You have to sign for registered mail.mail1 nounmail2 verb
mailmail2 ●●● S3 verb [transitive] especially American English Verb TableVERB TABLE
mail
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | |
| he, she, it | mails | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mailed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mailed |
| he, she, it | has mailed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mailed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mail |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mailed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am mailing |
| he, she, it | is mailing | |
| you, we, they | are mailing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was mailing |
| you, we, they | were mailing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mailing |
| he, she, it | has been mailing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mailing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mailing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mailing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- It s just an idea - mail me or the group with any suggestions.
- Some one calculatingly vicious enough to mail death to people he had never met.
- The agents are looking for evidence that puts Kaczynski at each site where a bomb was mailed or placed, officials said.
WORD SETS► Computers
Collocationsaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a postal/mailing address
Phrases (=the place where a letter is sent)· Please give your bank’s full postal address.
► mail delivery (also postal delivery British English)· The strike stopped mail deliveries to 20,000 homes and businesses.
► fan mail· The group receives lots of fan mail.
► first-class stamp/mail/post etc► hate mail (=letters or messages expressing hate and threats towards someone)· Since appearing on the show she has even received hate mail from the public.
► a mailing list (=a list of people that a company sends information to)· If you do not want to be on our mailing list, please tick the box below.
► an email/mail message (=a message that you receive by email)· Just send me an email message to let me know what time.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► bulk mail► express post/mail► second-class mail/post/stamp etc
1to send a letter or package to someone SYN post British Englishmail something to somebody- Spammers regularly extract all the email addresses from Usenet to add to their bulk mail databases.
- A friend on the Examiner staff sent a supply of Combat by express mail.
- Competition has forced drastic improvements in some areas, such as express mail.
- Editing was done via express mail.
- The thing will make phone calls, fax, send E-mail, post or express mail, address envelops and post reminders.
- There are three principal product areas: letters, express mail and parcels.
- First-class and second-class mail should be put through the machine on separate runs.
- The quantity relative for second-class stamps is 140.0, indicating an increase in numbers bought of 40%.
The weekly newsletter is mailed to women all over the country.2to send a document to someone using a computer SYN emailmail something to somebody Can you mail it to me as an attachment?mail something ↔ out phrasal verb to send letters, packages etc to a lot of people at the same time SYN send out: The department has just mailed out 300,000 notices.