Mail Carrier Word Search
A free Mail Carrier word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: MAILBAG, LETTERS, PACKAGES, POSTMAN, POSTAL, CARRIER, DELIVERY, ROUTE, MAILBOX, STAMPS, ENVELOPES, SORTING.
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Mail Carrier word list, defined
- MAILBAG /ˈmeɪlbæɡ/ · noun
- A sturdy bag used to carry letters and other postal items. By extension, it can refer to the mail collected or carried in such a bag. Related: postbag, postal bag, letter bag, mail sack.
- LETTERS /ˈlɛtərz/ · noun and verb
- Letters are the alphabetic characters used to write words, or written or printed messages. As a verb, to letter means to write or print words or characters on something. Related: alphabet, characters, correspondence, epistles.
- PACKAGES /ˈpækɪdʒɪz/ · noun and verb
- Packages are parcels or bundles of items wrapped or otherwise prepared for handling, transport, sale, or distribution. As a verb, packages means wraps or gathers something into a package or organizes it as a packaged offering. Related: parcels, bundles, boxes, consignments.
- POSTMAN /ˈpəʊstmən/ (UK); /ˈpoʊstmən/ (US) · noun
- A person employed by a postal service to deliver letters and other mail. In British English, “postman” remains common; in American English, “mail carrier” is more usual. Related: mail carrier, postal worker, letter carrier, post worker.
- POSTAL British /ˈpəʊstəl/; US /ˈpoʊstəl/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to the postal system or to sending, receiving, or conducting something by post. As a noun, especially in British usage, a postal is a vote or ballot conducted by post. Related: mail, mailed, correspondence, post.
- CARRIER /ˈkæriər/ · noun
- A person or thing that carries something, such as a company that transports goods or passengers, or an organism that transmits a disease without necessarily showing symptoms itself. Related: transporter, conveyor, courier, bearer.
- DELIVERY /dɪˈlɪvəri/ · noun
- The act of conveying goods, mail, or a person to a destination; the handing over of something to its recipient. Also, the manner in which a speech, performance, or joke is spoken or presented. Related: shipment, consignment, dispatch, transmission.
- ROUTE /ruːt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a way or course taken between two places, especially one followed when travelling. As a verb, to direct or send someone or something along a particular course or via a designated way. Related: path, way, itinerary, course.
- MAILBOX /ˈmeɪlbɑːks/ · noun
- A box or receptacle in which mail, especially letters, is delivered or placed for collection. In computing, the term can also denote a storage area for electronic mail. Related: postbox, letterbox, mail slot, mail receptacle.
- STAMPS /stæmps/ · plural noun; third-person singular present verb
- Stamps are small pieces of adhesive paper or metal, usually bearing a design, inscription, or denomination, that are used for postage, authentication, marking, or official validation. As a verb, stamps means to mark something with a stamp or to affix postage to something. Related: postage stamps, franks, rubber stamps, seals.
- ENVELOPES /ˈɛnvəloʊps/ · noun
- Envelopes are flat, usually rectangular paper containers with a gummed flap, used for enclosing letters or documents. The term is the plural of "envelope," and also refers to the outer layers enclosing something, as in a balloon's gas envelope. Related: wrappers, covers, casings, enclosures.
- SORTING /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, sorting is the process of arranging items or people in a particular order, often according to a system such as size, value, or category. As a verb, sorting means organizing things according to such a system. Related: arrangement, categorization, classification, ordering.
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