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Definitions from WordNet

Noun mailbox has 2 senses
  1. mailbox, letter box - a private box for delivery of mail
    --1 is a kind of box
  2. postbox, mailbox, letter box - public box for deposit of mail
    --2 is a kind of maildrop
    --2 has particulars: pillar box

Definitions from the Web

Mailboxes

Noun

A mailbox refers to a receptacle for receiving incoming mail, usually located outside a residential or commercial building.

Sample Sentences:

  • I walked to the end of the driveway to check the mailbox.
  • The postman emptied the mail from the mailbox.
  • Our neighbor has a stylish, red mailbox.
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Verb

In a verb form, "mailboxes" can be used as a present tense third-person singular form of the verb "mailbox."

Sample Sentences:

  • He always mailboxes the letters promptly.
  • She mailboxes the invitations to our guests.
  • The postal worker mailboxes the packages carefully.

Adjective

An adjective form of "mailboxes" is not commonly used.

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