mail vs male

Definitions

noun

1. a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
2. (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
3. the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
4. any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
5. the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service

verb

1. send via the postal service
2. cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

Examples

I have no great picture of her to link because I am out of town in San Francisco and all the pictures I have are the naked librarian Playboy centerfolds I got in email a few days back.

Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors.

The 7100, which also works as a phone, should appeal to customers who want a single device for calls and e-mail.

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Definitions

adjective

1. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
2. for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
3. characteristic of a man

noun

1. a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
2. an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

Examples

A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.

A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view.

If this approach has a drawback, it is that the zealous pursuit of the founding principle—disinterring the buried life, stamped under the sod by conniving male partners—sometimes obscures the fact that not a great deal gets added to the wider cultural landscape it is bent on illuminating.

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