MAILBOX

mailbox, letter box

(noun) a private box for delivery of mail

postbox, mailbox, letter box

(noun) public box for deposit of mail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mailbox (plural mailboxes)

(chiefly, US) A box into which mail is put

(computing) A folder or account for the storage of e-mail; an electronic in-box or mailstore.

Synonyms

(in some senses) letterbox

• post box

Anagrams

• xilobam

Source: Wiktionary



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INSULATION

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Coffee Trivia

In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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