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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Word of the Day

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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