a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written"
send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow"
public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"
piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"
a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition; "She is training for the Olympics"
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"
create by training and teaching; "The old master is training world-class violinists"; "we develop the leaders for the future"
travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it; "train the vine"
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"
acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"
mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial particles"; "small aerial creatures such as butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography"; "aerial cable cars"