letter [ 'letə] n.信；证书；字母
letter ['letə] n. 信;字母, 文字, 学问
letter box n. 信箱
letter ['letə] 字母
断交信 Dear John letter (from woman to man)
感谢款待的信 a bread and butter letter (a letter sent as thanks for being treated well as someone's guest)
录取通知书 letter of admission
意向书 letter of intent
packing letter of credit 包装信用证，红条标信用证
offer letter 报价书
claim letter 索赔书
I want to cash the balance of a traveler's letter of credit.
我要把旅行信用证的结余兑现。
I'd like to draw 100 yuan against this letter of credit.
我想从这份信用证上提款100元。
May I draw money against the letter of credit here?
我可以在这儿用这份信用证取钱吗？
Your letter of credit is used up.
你的信用证用完了。
The letter of credit is exhausted.
信用证上的款子已提清。
The letter at Counter 6 will pay you against your number slip.
六号柜台的出纳员将根据你的号码牌付给你钱。
dear Jone letter 绝交信
four-letter words 骂人语;四字真言
Recommendation, Letter of （也称"Personal Recommendation","Personal Endorsement"
或"Personal Reference"（推荐信）：由了解申请人品质、学习水平、工作水平的教授或
雇主撰写的评价申请人资格的信。
Country letters 国内信件
Recommendation, Letter of （也称“Personal Recommendation”,“Personal Endorsement” 或“Personal Reference”（推荐信）：由了解申请人品质、学习水平、工作水平的教授或雇主撰写的评价申请人资格的信。
L/C （letter of credit)信用证
专利证书 Letter Of Patent
押汇负责书; 押汇保证书 letter of hypothecation
担保书 trust receipt; letter of indemnity
普通信用证 general letter of credit
旅行信用证 circular letter of credit
特别信用证 special letter of credit
信用证底帐 letter of credit ledger
信用证发行帐 letter of credit issued account
我们已开出商业信用证, 特此通知。
We intimate to you that we have issued a commercial letter of credit.
何不立即对此案作一结算? 请在今日将支票随函发出即可。
Why not settle this matter now? Just attach your check to this letter, and send it by today's mail.
贵方9月1日函及所附以George Bury公司为付款人、面额500美元见票后60日付款的汇票一张均已收悉, 现已获得及时承兑, 到期后将记入贵方贷方帐户。
I am favoured with your esteemed letter of the first Sept., encloseing $500 in a bill at sixty days' sight, on George Bury & Co., which, having been duly honoured, will appear to your credit at maturity.
advisory letter
劝诫信
commendation letter
嘉奖信
effected by an exchange of letters
以书面作实
acceptance letter of credit 承兑信用证
accepted letter of credit 已承兑信用证
confermed irrevocable letter of credit 保兑的不可撤销的信用证
Letter 证书，信件
letter of credit 信用证
letter of intent 意向书
letter of license 许可证
letter of stock 未注册股票
Were there any letters for me this morning?
今天早上有我的信吗？
A good presence is letters of recommendation.
良好的仪表就是推荐信。
There was a bill along with the letters.
信里还附着一份账单。
Your letter reached me yesterday.
我昨天收到了你的信。
Despite wanting to see him again, she refused to reply to his letters.
尽管想再看到他，她仍然拒绝给他回信。
Rather nervous, the man opened the letter.
那个人很紧张地拆开了信。
The letter says they haven't got the quotation yet.
信上说他们还没有收到报价。
Please file those letters.
请把那些信件归档。
The boy could not restrain his curiosity to open the letter.
男孩抑制不住好奇心，想拆开信看。
I looked through the letter again but could find no sign of worry.
我又把信仔细地看了一遍，可没有发现什么让人担心的迹象。
He was occupied in writing letters.
他忙着写信。
The letters PRC stand for the People's Republic of China.
PRC这三个字母代表中华人民共和国。
A letter of introduction will ensure you an interview.
一封介绍信可确保你能有机会去参加面试。
I'm sorry that some business hindered my answering your letter.
很抱歉，由于忙于一些事务，未能回信。
She began her letter with "Honey, I miss you."
她在信上开头写道："宝贝，我想念你。"
He's got an authentic letter by Shakespeare.
他弄到了一封莎士比亚的亲笔信。
We saw an authentic letter written by Shakespeare.
我们见过一封莎士比亚的亲笔信。
Will you apply for the position by letter or in person?
你是写信还是亲自前去申请那个职位？
The team is sponsored by Sony, so the players wear the letters S o n y on their shirts.
这支队伍是由索尼公司赞助的，因此运动员都穿着带Sony字样的运动服。
If any letters come, shall I send them on to your new address?
如果有信来,我是否要把它们按你的新地址转给你?
He read the letter with a tense anxiety.
他紧张焦虑地读着那封信。
This letter was written in very formal language.
这封信措辞非常正式。
Put the letter on top of that pile of books, where it can be seen easily.
把信放在那堆书上面，那儿很容易被看到。
A clerk thumbed through the files looking for a letter.
办事员翻遍了案卷，寻找一封信件。
A letter of introduction will ensure you an interview.
一封介绍信可以使你得到面试的机会。
What do these three letters stand for?
这3个字母代表什么？
Put the letter on top of that pile of books, where it can be seen easily.
把这封信放在那堆书上面，这样容易被看到。
This letter is strictly private.
这封信是绝密的。
Concerning your letter, I am pleased to inform you that you are to receive the order by the end of this week.
关于你的来信, 我很高兴地通知你, 你将在本周末收到订货。
I infer from your letter that you have not yet made a decision.
我从你的来信推断，你尚未作出决定。
He is always prompt in answering letters.
他总是迅速回复各种来信。
I keep (on) forgetting to post my wife’s letters.
我老是忘了把妻子的信寄出去。
Concerning your letter, I am pleased to inform you that your plans are quite acceptable to us.
关于你的信，我很高兴地通知你，你的计划对我们来说是完全可以接受的。
In his twenties, he found himself having to conduct family business via telephone and letter.
在他二十几岁时，他发现自己不得不通过电话和信件来打理家族生意。
What did he say in the letter?
他在信里说什么了？
No, I only wrote her one letter this year.
是的，今年我才给她写过一封信。
I have received a letter from my cousin.
我收到了我表兄的信。
He hasn't answered my letter yet.
他还没有给我回信。
Don't forget to put stamps on your letter.
别忘了贴邮票。
How long does it take for a letter to get to America from Beijing?
信从北京到美国要多久？
My mother has sent me a registered letter, I guess she has something important to tell me.
我妈给我发了一封挂号信，我想她有什么重要的事情要说。
I drop the letter into the mailbox in front of the Post Office.
我把信塞进邮局前面的邮筒里。
Would you mind mailing this letter for me?
你能替我寄这封信吗？
It's odd that they didn't reply our letter.他们没有给我们回信，这真奇怪。
Were there any letters for me this morning?今天早上有我的信吗?
The letter "x" stands for an unknown number.字母x代表未知数。
The instinctive sense of the dishonor which money-purchase does to art is so strong that sometimes a man of letters who can pay his way otherwise refuses pay for his work, as Lord Byron did, for a while, from a noble pride, and as Count Tolstoy has tried to do, from a noble conscience.
金钱购买给艺术的本能耻辱感如此强烈，以致可有时文人可以获得报酬却拒绝为其作品给予的报酬，Lord Byron有时因为尊贵的自豪而这么做，而Count Tolstoy则出于贵族的良知而尽力这么做。
There is a letter addressed to you.
有封写给你收的信。
He has had no answer to his letter.
他的信没收到回信。
Would you copy this letter for me, please?
请为我复印一下这封信好吗？
I had a letter this morning.
我今天收到一封信。
He let a week go by before answering the letter.
他一周以后才回信。
Have you answered her letter?
你给她回信了吗？
This word has five letters.
这个单词有五个字母。
I went to the post office to mail the letters.
我去邮局寄信。
He is writing a letter now.
他现在正在写信。
It's very odd that she didn't reply to our letter.
她没有回我们的信是件很奇怪的事。
It's illegal to read people's private letters without permission.
未经允许看别人的私人信件是不合法的。
The letter is ready for the post.
信已准备好，可以寄出了。
I had no reply to my letter.
我没收到回信。
The letter was written on a single sheet of paper.
这封信只用一张纸写成。
The letter is written in formal style.
这封信是用正式文体写的。
While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.
玛丽写信时，孩子们在外面玩耍。
请给我写信。
Please write me (a letter).
我会给你写信的。
I'll write you (a letter).
谢谢你的来信，你对我太好了。
Thank you for your letter. It was very kind of you.
Thank you for your letter. It was very kind of you. (谢谢你的来信，你对我太好了。)
You're welcome. (这没什么。)
We were pleased to hear from your letter of 6 August that you were impressed with our selection of toys.
我们很高兴收到你方8月6日来函得知你方对我们的玩具非常感兴趣。
Referring to your inquiry letter dated 29th September, we are offering you the following subject to our final confirmation.
关于贵方9月29日的询价信，我方就如下产品报价，以我方最后确认为准。
The heart's letter is read in the eyes.
眼睛是心灵的窗户。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装，佛要金装。
Men of courage, men of sense, and menof letters are frequent: but a true gentleman is what one seldom seen.
有勇气，有见识，有学问的人易遇，可是真正的君子难逢。
As we informed you yesterday/by our letter dated...
正如我方昨日/...月...日信函所通知的...
Will you please wire us on receipt of this letter to let us know if...
一俟收到此函,请电告我方是否...
We are very sorry indeed to hear from your letter of ..that...
从贵方...月...日的信函中得知...,我们确实很遗憾。
We note with interest the suggestion contained in your letter of...
我方高兴地注意到你方...月...日信件中的...建议。
We wish to remind your of our letter of...in which we asked you to ..
我们提醒你方注意,我方...月...日函要求你方...
You can draw on me just as if there were a letter of credit.
您就当作有信用证一样，向我开汇票托收。
L/C (Letter of Credit)信用证
When you talk about flight numbers, you say each letter and number individually,: eg B – A – oh - three – eight / B – A – oh – three – eight ; C – A – one – two – five / C – A – one – two – five.
当你谈论航班号时，你可以一个字母一个数字地说。例如：B – A – oh - three – eight / B – A – 0 – 3 – 8；C – A – one – two – five / C – A – 1 – 2 – 5。
Where can I send a fax?
我在哪里可以发传真？
Where can I buy a newspaper?
我在哪里能买到报纸？
Where can I get stamps?
我在哪里能买到邮票？
Where can I post my letter?
从哪里寄信？
To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
Junius, Unidentified letter writer
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情。
国籍不明书信代理人朱尼厄斯
To be acquainted with the merit of ministry, we need only observe the condition of the people.
Junius, Unidentified letter writer
要了解政府的政绩只需要观察民情。
国籍不明书信代理人朱尼厄斯
There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics , as well as religion, by per-suading others we convince.
Junius ,Unidentified letter weiter
政治和宗教都存在着一种神圣的、错误的热情：在诱劝别人相信我们所相信的东西。
国籍不明的书信代理人朱尼厄斯
This law has become a dead letter.
此法已成为一纸空文。
red-letter day大日子
This is a red-letter day for Susan. She made her first sale to a very important client.
今天是susan的大日子。她和一个非常重要的客户做成了第一笔生意。
dear Jone letter 绝交信
four-letter words 骂人语;四字真言
Like a letter from home. 好极了,象接到家书一样.
- be too good to be true 好的令人难以置信
Yesterday Joe received a letter saying that the company decides to offer her a job with a salary which was too good to be true.
- throw someone off the scent 转移某人的视线
The murder wrote a last letter for the victim and left it in the site, hoping to throw the police off the scent.
We insist on a letter of credit.
我们坚持用信用证方式付款。
We still intend to use letter of credit as the term of payment.
我们仍然想用信用证付款方式。
Our terms of payment is confirmed and irrevocable letter of credit.
我们的付款条件是保兑的不可撤消的信用证。
Is the wording of "confirmed" necessary for the letter of credit?
信用证上还用写明“保兑”字样吗？
I open a letter of credit in Renminbi with a bank in U.S.A.
我在美国的一家银行开立了人民币信用证。
The Barclays Bank in London is in a position to open letters of credit in Renminbi against our sales confirmation or contract.
伦敦巴克莱银行可以凭我们的销售确认书或合同开立人民币信用证。
When do I have to open the letter of credit?
顺便问一句，您几时开立信用证呢？
Please open letter of credit in good time.
请及时开出信用证。
We'll open the letter of credit at sight.
我们会按时开证的。
I agree to use letter of credit at sight.
我同意用即期信用证付款。
Our letter of credit will be opened early March.
我们在3月初开出信用证。
This letter of credit expires on 15th July.
这张信用证7月15日到期。
We pay too much for such a letter of credit arrangement.
这种信用证付款方式让我们花费太大了。
A letter of credit would increase the cost of my import.
信用证会增加我们进口货物的成本。
The seller will request to amend the letter of credit.
卖方要修改信用证。
You can draw on me just as if there were a letter of credit.
您就当作有信用证一样，向我开汇票托收。
The letter of credit has been opened in your favor.
信用证已开给你方名下。
in reimbursement draw your own sight drafts in sterling on…Bank and forward them to our London Office, accompanied by your certificate that all terms of this letter of credit have been complied with
偿付办法，由你行开出英镑即期汇票向……银行支取。在寄送汇票给我伦敦办事处时，应随附你行的证明，声明本证的全部条款已经履行
We have received the letters giving full details of this claim.
我们已经收到了内容详尽的索赔信件。
We always carry out the terms o four contract to the letter and stand by what we say.
我们坚持重合同，守信用。
便函 [biàn hán] /an informal letter sent by an organization/
不折不扣 [bù zhé bù kòu] /a hundred per cent/to the letter/out-and-out/
大写 [dà xiě] /capital letters/block letters/
读者来信 [dú zhě lái xìn] /Reader's Letters/
风流 [fēng liú] /distinguished and accomplished/outstanding/talented in letters and unconventional in life style/romantic/dissolute/loose/
复 [fù] /again/recover/reply to a letter/to repeat/to duplicate/
覆 [fù] /to cover/to overflow/to reply to a letter/to overturn/to capsize/
公开信 [gōng kāi xìn] /open letter/
挂号 [guà hào] /to register (a letter, etc.)/
函 [hán] /envelope/case/letter/
函件 [hán jiàn] /letters/correspondence/
家信 [jiā xìn] /letter (to or from) home/
笺 [jiān] /letter/note-paper/
缄 [jiān] /letters/to close/seal/
柬 [jiǎn] /card/note/letter/
接到 [jiē dào] /receive (letter etc.)/
敬启 [jìng qǐ] /respectful closing to a letter/
敬祝 [jìng zhù] /to respectfully offer (written at the end of letter from someone of lower status to higher status)/
来信 [lái xìn] /incoming letter/send a letter here/
罗马字母 [luó má zì mǔ] /Roman letters/Roman alphabet/
亲爱 [qīn ài] /Dear ... (way of starting a letter)/
书 [shū] /book/letter/
台 [tái] /surname/(classical) you (in letters)/platform/Taiwan (abbr.)/
推荐信 [tuī jiàn xìn] /recommendation letter/
文学家 [wén xué jiā] /writer/man of letters/
西里尔字母 [xī lǐ ěr zì mǔ] /Cyrillic alphabet/Cyrillic letters/
小写字母 [xiǎo xiě zì mǔ] /lowercase (letters)/
楔形 [xiē xíng] /cuneiform (letters)/wedge-shape/
写信 [xiě xìn] /to write a letter/
信 [xìn] /letter/true/to believe/sign/evidence/
信件 [xìn jiàn] /a letter (i.e. sent in the mail)/
信用证 [xìn yòng zhèng] /letter of credit/
照会 [zhào huì] /(n) letters of understanding or concern exchanged between govermnts/
致函 [zhì hán] /send a letter/
字 [zì] /letter/symbol/character/word/
字母 [zì mǔ] /letter (of the alphabet)/
They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.
他们应该对报刊的读者来信及时做出反应，以防止动物权利的误导言论在毫无质疑的情况下横行，从而获得一副真理的面容。
This nonverbal "spatial" thinking can be just as creative as painting and writing.
这种非语言的空间思维方式与绘画和写作一样具有创意。
Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea."
罗伯特·法欧曾写道：“技术人员坐在杠杆、螺钉、楔子、轮子等中间，如同一位诗人处在词汇之中，应该把它们看做是自己思想的一种表达，每一个新的组合都能传达一个新的意念。”
{adj: H-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter H
{adj: L-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter L
{adj: T-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter T
{adj: U-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter U
{adj: W-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter W
{adj: Y-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter Y
{adj: accumulated, amassed, assembled, collected, congregate, massed} brought together into a group or crowd
"the accumulated letters in my office"
{adj: analphabetic} not alphabetic
"an analphabetic arrangement of letters"
"Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic"
<-> alphabetic
{adj: angry} feeling or showing anger
"angry at the weather"
"angry customers"
"an angry silence"
"sending angry letters to the papers"
<-> unangry
{adj: artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted} artificially formal
"that artificial humility that her husband hated"
"contrived coyness"
"a stilted letter of acknowledgment"
"when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
{adj: backhand, left-slanting} (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right
{adj: boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome} so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
"a boring evening with uninteresting people"
"the deadening effect of some routine tasks"
"a dull play"
"his competent but dull performance"
"a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"
"what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
"tedious days on the train"
"the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
"other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"
{adj: clear, clean-cut, clear-cut} clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible
"as clear as a whistle"
"clear footprints in the snow"
"the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"
"a spire clean-cut against the sky"
"a clear-cut pattern"
{adj: collect, cod} payable by the recipient on delivery
"a collect call"
"the letter came collect"
"a COD parcel"
{adj: colloquial, conversational} characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
"wrote her letters in a colloquial style"
"the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English"
{adj: converse, reversed, transposed} turned about in order or relation
"transposed letters"
{adj: cursive} having successive letter joined together
"cursive script"
{adj: dateless, undated} not bearing a date
"a dateless letter"
{adj: encyclical} intended for wide distribution
"an encyclical letter"
{adj: enlightened, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read} highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
"an enlightened public"
"knowing instructors"
"a knowledgeable critic"
"a knowledgeable audience"
{adj: epistolary, epistolatory} written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
"an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"
"the epistolatory novel"
{adj: formed} having taken on a definite arrangement
"cheerleaders were formed into letters"
"we saw troops formed into columns"
{adj: homely} plain and unpretentious
"homely truths"
"letters to his son full of homely advice"
"homely fare"
{adj: immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway} performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"
"prompt obedience"
"was quick to respond"
"a straightaway denial"
{adj: instant, inst} in or of the present month
"your letter of the 10th inst"
{adj: kind} having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
"kind to sick patients"
"a kind master"
"kind words showing understanding and sympathy"
"thanked her for her kind letter"
<-> unkind
{adj: letter-perfect, word-perfect} correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words
"a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"
"she was word-perfect in her part"
{adj: little, minuscule, small} lowercase
"little a"
"small a"
"e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters"
{adj: lowercase} relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case
"lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"
<-> uppercase
{adj: majuscule} of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries
<-> minuscule
{adj: moving} arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion
"she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
<-> unmoving
{adj: newsy} full of news
"a newsy letter"
{adj: nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy} offensively curious or inquisitive
"curious about the neighbor's doings"
"he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"
"prying eyes"
"the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
{adj: open, opened} not sealed or having been unsealed
"the letter was already open"
"the opened package lay on the table"
{adj: open} open to or in view of all
"an open protest"
"an open letter to the editor"
{adj: pastoral} of or relating to a pastor
"pastoral work"
"a pastoral letter"
{adj: penitential} showing or constituting penance
"penitential tears"
"wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words"
{adj: polished, refined, svelte, urbane} showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
"his polished manner"
"maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
{adj: polyphonic} having two or more phonetic values
"polyphonic letters such as `a'"
{adj: pronounceable} capable of being uttered or pronounced
"a pronounceable group of letters"
<-> unpronounceable
{adj: purloined, stolen} taken dishonestly
"the purloined letter"
{adj: red-letter} memorable for being a special occasion
"on red-letter nights a large gathering greeted the celebrity"
{adj: s-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter S
{adj: several} (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
"several letters came in the mail"
"several people were injured in the accident"
{adj: sigmoid} curved in two directions (like the letter S)
{adj: signed} having a handwritten signature
"a signed letter"
<-> unsigned
{adj: silent, unsounded} not made to sound
"the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
"in French certain letters are often unsounded"
{adj: single-spaced} (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines
"business letters are usually single-spaced"
{adj: starchy, stiff, buckram} rigidly formal
"a starchy manner"
"the letter was stiff and formal"
"his prose has a buckram quality"
{adj: subliterary} not written as or intended to be literature
"subliterary works such as letters and diaries"
{adj: ultimo, ult} in or of the month preceding the present one
"your letter received on the 29th ult"
{adj: uncial} relating to or written in majuscule letters (which resemble modern capitals)
"uncial letters"
{adj: unconfirmed} not finally established or settled
"an unconfirmed letter of credit"
"unconfirmed rumors"
<-> confirmed
{adj: unentertaining} not entertaining
"a quite unentertaining letter"
<-> entertaining
{adj: unpublished} not published
"unpublished letters and diaries"
<-> published
{adj: unsealed} not closed or secured with or as if with a seal
"unsealed goods"
"the letter arrived unsealed"
<-> sealed
{adj: unsent} not dispatched or transmitted
"the letter remained unwritten and unsent"
<-> sent
{adj: uppercase} relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case
"uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc"
<-> lowercase
{adj: v-shaped} shaped in the form of the letter V
{adj: variant} exhibiting or tending to variation and change
"letters variant in size"
{adv: absently, abstractedly, inattentively, absentmindedly} in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
"he read the letter absently"
{adv: ambiguously, equivocally} in an ambiguous manner
"this letter is worded ambiguously"
<-> unambiguously
{adv: anonymously} without giving a name
"she wrote these letters anonymously"
{adv: away} in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
"put the toys away"
"her jewels are locked away in a safe"
"filed the letter away"
{adv: away} out of existence
"the music faded away"
"tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
"idled the hours away"
"her fingernails were worn away"
{adv: confusedly} in a confused manner
"Queen Augusta wrote him an hysterical letter in which she confusedly sympathised with him"
{adv: disturbingly} in a disturbing manner
"the details of the kidnaper's letter had sounded disturbingly convincing"
{adv: express} by express
"please send the letter express"
{adv: glowingly} in an enthusiastically glowing manner
"in her letter she praised him glowingly"
{adv: irregularly, on an irregular basis} in an irregular manner
"her letters arrived irregularly"
<-> regularly
{adv: literatim} letter for letter
"the message was transcribed literatim"
{adv: offhand, offhanded, offhandedly} in a casually inconsiderate manner
"replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"
"she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
{adv: on the fly} on the run or in a hurry
"she wrote those letters on the fly"
{adv: perfunctorily, as a formality, pro forma} in a set manner without serious attention
"they answered my letter pro forma"
"he kissed her cheek perfunctorily"
{adv: rather, instead} on the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"
"he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"used English terms instead of Latin ones"
{adv: regularly, on a regular basis} in a regular manner
"letters arrived regularly from his children"
<-> irregularly
{adv: seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos} at an opportune time
"your letter arrived apropos"
{adv: sincerely, sincerely yours} written formula for ending a letter
{adv: through, through and through} throughout the entire extent
"got soaked through in the rain"
"I'm frozen through"
"a letter shot through with the writer's personality"
"knew him through and through"
"boards rotten through and through"
{adv: to a T, to the letter, just right, to perfection} in every detail
"the new house suited them to a T"
{adv: vilely} in a vile manner
"his vilely spelt and illiterate letters"
{n: A, letter a} the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: A-line} women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline
"it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A"
{n: Armenian, Armenian alphabet} a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written
{n: B, letter b} the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: C, letter c} the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: C-clamp} a clamp in the shape of the letter C
{n: Chesterfield, Fourth Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope} suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)
{n: Crichton, James Crichton, The Admirable Crichton} Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
{n: D, letter d} the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Doctor of Humane Letters} an honorary degree in letters
{n: E, letter e} the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Epistle} a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle
{n: F, letter f} the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: G, letter g} the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Gothic, black letter} a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
{n: H, letter h} the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: I, letter i} the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: I-beam} girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
{n: J, letter j} the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: K, letter k} the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: L, letter l} the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: L-plate} a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner
{n: Letter of Jeremiah, Epistle of Jeremiah} an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
{n: M, letter m} the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Morse, Morse code, international Morse code} a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
{n: N, letter n} the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: O, letter o} the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: P, letter p} the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Pliny, Pliny the Younger, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus} Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)
{n: Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, call box, letter box} a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
{n: Q, letter q} the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: QWERTY keyboard} the standard typewriter keyboard; the keys for Q, W, E, R, T, and Y are the first six from the left on the top row of letter keys
{n: R, letter r} the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: S, letter s} the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: S-shape} a double curve resembling the letter S
{n: Scrabble} a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
{n: Snellen chart} display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity
{n: T, letter t} the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Tetragrammaton} four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce
{n: U, letter u} the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: V neck} the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V
{n: V, letter v} the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: W, letter w, double-u} the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: X, letter x, ex} the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Y, letter y, wye} the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
{n: Z, letter z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard} the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
"the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"
"he doesn't know A from izzard"
{n: ZIP code, ZIP, postcode, postal code} a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
{n: abecedarius} a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order
{n: acronym} a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name
{n: acrophony} naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
{n: acrostic} verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
{n: address, destination, name and address} written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
{n: addressing machine, Addressograph} a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing
{n: airmail letter, air letter, aerogram, aerogramme} a letter sent by air mail
{n: airmail} letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
{n: aleph} the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: alphabet soup} soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
{n: alphabet} a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
{n: alphanumerics, alphanumeric characters} a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation
{n: alpha} the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: anagrams} a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters
{n: anagram} a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
{n: apology} an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
"he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
{n: apostrophe} the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
{n: ascender} (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
{n: ascender} a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
{n: ayin} the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew} (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"it must have cost plenty"
{n: behalf} as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")
"the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"
"this letter is written on behalf of my client";
{n: beta} the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: beth} the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: bigram} a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system
{n: block letter, block capital} a plain hand-drawn letter
{n: braille} a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals
{n: bridge} something resembling a bridge in form or function
"his letters provided a bridge across the centuries"
{n: buildup} highly favorable publicity and praise
"his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
{n: business letter} a letter dealing with business
{n: cachet, lettre de cachet} a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal
{n: cachet} a seal on a letter
{n: capital, capital letter, uppercase, upper-case letter, majuscule} one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
"printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
<-> lowercase
{n: capitalization, capitalisation} writing in capital letters
{n: cedilla} a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s
{n: chain letter} a letter that is sent successively to several people
{n: chi, khi} the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: chiasma, chiasm, decussation} an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
{n: clevis} a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
{n: clipping, newspaper clipping, press clipping, cutting, press cutting} an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
"he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
{n: coding system} a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
{n: colon} a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)
{n: combination} a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
"he forgot the combination to the safe"
{n: commercial letter of credit} a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes
{n: consonant} a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
{n: correspondence} communication by the exchange of letters
{n: correspondent, letter writer} someone who communicates by means of letters
{n: covering letter, cover letter} a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
{n: crank letter} a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
{n: daleth} the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: dead letter, dead mail} mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
{n: dead letter, non-issue} the state of something that has outlived its relevance
{n: delta} the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: descender} (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
{n: descender} a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
{n: diacritical mark, diacritic} a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation
{n: digital display, alphanumeric display} a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters)
{n: digraph, digram} two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
{n: domain name} strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet
"domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right"
{n: enclosure, inclosure} something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
{n: encyclical, encyclical letter} a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
{n: epistle} a specially long, formal letter
{n: epsilon} the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: eta} the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: extension, filename extension, file name extension} a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create"
"most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
{n: fan letter} a letter that is a piece of fan mail
{n: first class, 1st class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail} mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection
{n: form letter} a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
{n: four-letter word, four-letter Anglo-Saxon word} any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive
{n: franking machine} a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge
{n: gamma} the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: gimel} the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: grade point} a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course
{n: guideline} a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
{n: hacek, wedge} a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
{n: hair space} (printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters
{n: heth} the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: he} the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: initial} the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
"he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
{n: inscription, lettering} letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
{n: inscription} the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words
{n: interception} the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving
"he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"
"he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible"
{n: investment letter} a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration
{n: iota} the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: italic} a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
{n: italic} a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right
{n: kaph} the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: kappa} the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: lambda} the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: lamedh} the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: lapse} a break or intermission in the occurrence of something
"a lapse of three weeks between letters"
{n: legalism} strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
{n: legitimation} the act of rendering a person legitimate
"he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"
"his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
{n: letter bomb, parcel bomb, package bomb} a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
{n: letter bond} a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
{n: letter case} case for carrying letters
{n: letter of credit} a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit
{n: letter of intent} any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
{n: letter of marque, letters of marque, letter of mark and reprisal} a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
{n: letter opener, paper knife, paperknife} dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
{n: letter paper} writing paper for use in writing correspondence
{n: letter security} a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market
{n: letter stock} stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public
{n: letter telegram} a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day
{n: letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character} the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
{n: letter, missive} a written message addressed to a person or organization
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
{n: letter, varsity letter} an award earned by participation in a school sport
"he won letters in three sports"
{n: letterer} a painter of letters
{n: letterman} an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
{n: letters of administration} legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
{n: letters testamentary} a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
{n: letters} scholarly attainment
"he is a man of letters"
{n: letters} the literary culture
"this book shows American letters at its best"
{n: letter} a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
"he followed instructions to the letter"
"he obeyed the letter of the law"
{n: letter} owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
{n: ligature} character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
{n: line} text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
"the letter consisted of three short lines"
"there are six lines in every stanza"
{n: lipogram} a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet
{n: longhand, running hand, cursive, cursive script} rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
{n: love letter, billet doux} a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
{n: mail, post} any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"your mail is on the table"
"is there any post for me?"
"she was opening her post"
{n: mailbag, postbag} letter carrier's shoulder bag
"in England they call a mailbag a postbag"
{n: mailbox, letter box} a private box for delivery of mail
{n: mailing, posting} the transmission of a letter
"the postmark indicates the time of mailing"
{n: mailman, postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier} a man who delivers the mail
{n: mail} a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
{n: mail} the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
{n: man of letters} a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities
{n: manual alphabet, finger alphabet} an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions
{n: mark, grade, score} a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
"she made good marks in algebra"
"grade A milk"
"what was your score on your homework?"
{n: market letter} a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers
{n: mem} the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: monogram} a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing
{n: mu} the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: newsletter, newssheet} report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
{n: night letter} a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day
{n: note, short letter, line, billet} a short personal letter
"drop me a line when you get there"
{n: notepaper} writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters
{n: nun} the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: nu} the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: omega} the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: omicron} the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: onomancy} divination by the letters of a name
{n: open letter} a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
{n: page} one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
{n: paperwork} work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
{n: pastoral} a letter from a pastor to the congregation
{n: patent, letters patent} an official document granting a right or privilege
{n: personal letter} a letter dealing with personal affairs
{n: pe} the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: phi} the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: phonics} teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values
{n: pillar box} a red pillar-shaped letter box
{n: pi} the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: polyphone, polyphonic letter} a letter that has two or more pronunciations
"`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
{n: post office} a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters
{n: post-office box number, PO box number, PO Box No, box number} the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
{n: postbox, mailbox, letter box} public box for deposit of mail
{n: postscript, PS} a note appended to a letter after the signature
{n: post} the delivery and collection of letters and packages
"it came by the first post"
"if you hurry you'll catch the post"
{n: psi} the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: qoph} the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: quad, space} (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words
{n: red-letter day} a memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars)
{n: resh} the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: return address} the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered
{n: rho} the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print} a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
{n: round robin} a letter signed by a number of people
{n: rune, runic letter} any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages
"each rune had its own magical significance"
{n: sadhe} the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: salutation} word of greeting used to begin a letter
{n: samekh} the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: scarlet letter} the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it
{n: sealing wax, seal} fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
{n: shift key, shift} the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
{n: shin} the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: sigma} the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: sin} the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: small capital, small cap} a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters
{n: small letter, lowercase, lower-case letter, minuscule} the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case
<-> uppercase
{n: solmization, solmisation} a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters
{n: sorter} a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office)
{n: sorter} a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes
{n: spelling} forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
{n: staff, faculty} the body of teachers and administrators at a school
"the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
{n: stationery, letter paper} paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes
{n: stock symbol} the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded
{n: subject, topic, theme} the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
"it was a very sensitive topic"
"his letters were always on the theme of love"
{n: tau cross, St. Anthony's cross} cross resembling the Greek letter tau
{n: tau} the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: taw} the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: tee hinge, T hinge} a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame
{n: teth} the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: tetragram} a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system
{n: theta} the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: tidal wave} an overwhelming manifestation of some emotion or phenomenon
"a tidal wave of nausea"
"the flood of letters hit him with the force of a tidal wave"
"a tidal wave of crime"
{n: tilde} a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization
{n: traveler's check, traveller's check, banker's check} a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
{n: traveler's letter of credit, traveller's letter of credit} a letter of credit given to a traveler
{n: trigram} a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system
{n: uncial} a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries
{n: upsilon} the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: visual display unit, VDU} (British) a device for displaying input signals as letters on a screen; usually has a keyboard
{n: vowel} a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
{n: wafer} a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
{n: waw} the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: writing, written material, piece of writing} the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
"the writing in her novels is excellent"
"that editorial was a fine piece of writing"
{n: writing} letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
"he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"
"the doctor's writing was illegible"
{n: xi} the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
{n: yodh} the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: zayin} the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
{n: zeta} the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
{v: add} make an addition (to) ; join or combine or unite with others ; increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of
"We added two students to that dorm room"
"She added a personal note to her letter"
"Add insult to injury"
"Add some extra plates to the dinner table"
<-> take away
{v: adjoin} attach or add
"I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter"
{v: airmail} send or transport by airmail
"Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed"
{v: anagram, anagrammatize, anagrammatise} read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
{v: appreciate, take account} be fully aware of ; realize fully
"Do you appreciate the full meaning of this letter?"
{v: bosom} hide in one's bosom
"She bosomed his letters"
{v: bring round, bring around} cause to adopt an opinion or course of action
"His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"
{v: bring, convey, take} take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
"Bring me the box from the other room"
"Take these letters to the boss"
"This brings me to the main point"
{v: capitalize, capitalise} write in capital letters
{v: circularize, circularise} canvass by distributing letters
{v: circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute} cause to be distributed
"This letter is circulating among the faculty"
{v: cull out} select from a group
"cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"
{v: dash down, dash off} write down hastily
"She dashed off a letter to her lawyer"
{v: date} provide with a dateline ; mark with a date
"She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
{v: decipher, trace} read with difficulty
"Can you decipher this letter?"
"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
{v: duplicate} make a duplicate or duplicates of
"Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"
{v: edit, redact} prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
"Edit a a book on lexical semantics"
"she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
{v: engrave} carve, cut, or etch a design or letters into
"engrave the pen with the owner's name"
{v: engrave} carve, cut, or etch into a block used for printing or print from such a block
"engrave a letter"
{v: exchange, change, interchange} give to, and receive from, one another
"Would you change places with me?"
"We have been exchanging letters for a year"
{v: expatriate, deport, exile} expel from a country
"The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions"
<-> repatriate
{v: express} send my rapid transport or special messenger service
"She expressed the letter to Florida"
{v: format, arrange} set (printed matter) into a specific format
"Format this letter so it can be printed out"
{v: frank} exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
{v: get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend} get the meaning of something
"Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
{v: indent} set in from the margin
"Indent the paragraphs of a letter"
{v: indicate} to state or express briefly
"indicated his wishes in a letter"
<-> contraindicate
{v: insist, assert} assert to be true
"The letter asserts a free society"
{v: interpret, construe, see} make sense of ; assign a meaning to
"What message do you see in this letter?"
"How do you interpret his behavior?"
{v: letter bomb} send an explosive to
"The Unabomber letterbombed a number of individuals and institutions"
{v: letter} mark letters on or mark with letters
{v: letter} set down or print with letters
{v: letter} win an athletic letter
{v: ligate} join letters in a ligature when writing
{v: line up, get hold, come up, find} get something or somebody for a specific purpose
"I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"
"I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"
"The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
{v: manifold} make multiple copies of
"multiply a letter"
{v: miniate, rubricate} decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red
"In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
{v: misdirect, misaddress} put a wrong address on
"misdirect the letter"
{v: modify} make less severe or harsh or extreme
"please modify this letter to make it more polite"
"he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
{v: moil} moisten or soil
"Her tears moiled the letter"
{v: permute, commute, transpose} change the order or arrangement of
"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
{v: point} mark with diacritics
"point the letter"
{v: procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally} postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
{v: produce, bring forth} bring out for display
"The proud father produced many pictures of his baby"
"The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him"
{v: purport} have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
"The letter purports to express people's opinion"
{v: receive, have} get something ; come into possession of
"receive payment"
"receive a gift"
"receive letters from the front"
{v: register} send by registered mail
"I'd like to register this letter"
{v: reread} read anew ; read again
"He re-read her letters to him"
{v: rubricate} place in the calendar as a red-letter saint
"She was rubricated by the Pope"
{v: score} get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
"She scored high on the SAT"
"He scored a 200"
{v: scrape} make by scraping
"They scraped a letter into the stone"
{v: seal} affix a seal to
"seal the letter"
{v: seal} close with or as if with a seal
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