post
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1.0
- noun
- /poʊst/
- UK
:
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- Yes, it's past the post office, 200 yards down and left at the lights.
- post office
Examples
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Yesterday afternoon I went to the post office.
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It's at the post office.
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It's across the street from the post office just before you reach the turn.
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Anything for me in the post today?
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For many of the town's older residents, the post office initially served this purpose.
Academic text (2011) -
I'm looking for a post office.
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Nationally, women in the UK should receive their results by post within two weeks of their test.
Academic text (2015) -
He'd have to stop by the phone company as well as the post office tomorrow.
Fiction book (1991) -
You know how the post office is around here, so I'll be bringing them by myself, if you don't mind.
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Did you receive any letters in the post today?
Synonyms
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The service that sends and delivers letters and packages
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1.4
A system that sends and delivers letters and packages
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3.4
Letters and packages that are sent and delivered by the postal service
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1.0
Sent or received by mail
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1.0
An official system that sends letters and packages between places, often run by the government
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Compounds
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2.5
A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time
- Specialized
9
3.8
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
- Specialized
1
4.4
Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality
- Specialized
1
8.1
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
- Offensive
1
9.9
A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment
- Jargon
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6.0
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
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2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
1
9.1
An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
- Archaic
1
9.9
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
- Formal
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9.9
Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier
- Formal
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2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Texting
A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts
- Specialized
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
- Archaic
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Jargon
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
- Specialized
A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction
- Specialized
Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
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Etymology
Post (mail) comes from a system of fast horse stations called 'posts' where riders changed horses to carry letters quickly, so the word grew to mean the letters and the mail system itself.