smail
US/ˈɛs.meɪl/
smail noun: conventional postal mail; snail mail.
Noun
smail (uncountable)
- Conventional postal mail; snail mail.
- To receive this list by smail send self addressed stamped envelope1996 May 24, Richard Eymann, “SEEKIG^([sic]) HAPPY MEAL TOY TRADERS WORLDWIDE”, in rec.collecting (Usenet)
- On a similar note just imagine if we could persuade companies that sending junk smail is hugely ineffective. All those people, using all that paper, printers, ink, postmen etc etc.2000 August 5, “Robin” (username), “Re: Letter from india”, in uk.politics.misc and other newsgroups, Usenet
Verb
smail (third-person singular simple present smails, present participle smailing, simple past and past participle smailed)
- To send by postal mail.
- You can retrieve the references and go to lib. to get the articles, order the articles to be smailed to you from NLM, or download them to your fax machine1993 December 21, Patty Cravener, “medline”, in sci.med.nursing (Usenet)
- I sent some key lime seeds to Davida last year by US Mail. IIRC, the cost of smailing few seeds was 4 or 5 bucks. --Dick.2002 May 27, Dick Harper, “WREVEL: Lutefisk alert”, in misc.writing (Usenet)
Proper noun capitalized: Smail
Smail (plural Smails)
- A surname.
Examples of smail in a sentence
- I would require a copy of the original image either by smail or email (scanned image requirement - 600 dpi min / jpg file) and the basic required size you would like the stamp/stamps to be.2001 August 28, Tom & Rose-Marie Kerr, “Custom Rubber Stamp Needed”, in rec.crafts.rubberstamps (Usenet):
- ... so when I get promoted I can promote my connection :-) It has now been ordered, I just have to wait for the connection pack to be sent by smail.2002 April 26, Old Git, “Shoom!”, in freeserve.chat (Usenet):
- If anyone knows a smail order or internet vendor who carries them, please let me know ¶2002 July 15, “Thor”, “Looking for Maisto On Track Diescast Trains”, in rec.models.railroad (Usenet):
- You must give the seller access to your checking account, which is risky, or send funds via smail, which is slow.2009 May 26, Robert, “anybody ordering online?”, in alt.smokers (Usenet):
Forms of smail
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | smails |
| present participle | smailing |
| past participle | smailed |
| past | smailed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Smails |
Origin of smail
From snail mail, patterned on email.
Questions about smail
- What does smail mean?
- Smail means conventional postal mail; snail mail.
- How do you use smail in a sentence?
- I would require a copy of the original image either by smail or email (scanned image requirement - 600 dpi min / jpg file) and the basic required size you would like the stamp/stamps to be.
- What part of speech is smail?
- Smail can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce smail?
- Smail is pronounced /ˈɛs.meɪl/ (US).
Words near smail in the dictionary
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