mailbox

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈmeɪl.bɑks/ See IPA manual

Freq #10134

Meanings

1

noun
A box where letters are delivered to or collected from.

She placed the stack of envelopes in her mailbox and lifted the red flag.
2

noun
A folder or account that stores your email messages.

My mailbox was full of unread messages after the holiday.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a box where letters are... letterboxpostbox

More post-box

Word family

Forms mailboxes

Derived forms e-mailbox

Related forms voicemailbox

Etymology

From mail + box.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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