mailboxes

Curbside letter holders

Mailboxes is the plural of mailbox—a container for receiving delivered mail.

In American usage, mailboxes appear at the curb or beside front doors; in British English, the term is less common (letterbox or postbox instead).

Mailboxes also refers to email inboxes: My mailboxes are overflowing with unread messages.

digital

inbox

Message receiving folder

  • folderContainer for loose papers
  • unreadNot yet perused
  • spamUnsolicited bulk messages

archive · notification · message · electronic · webmail · Gmail · Outlook · server · storage · filter

postal

USPS

American postal agency

postman · collection · pickup · stamps · letters · packages · address · zip code · sorting · postmark

physical

mailslot

Door opening for correspondence

locked · flag · door · apartment · parcel locker · wall-mounted · freestanding · roadside · pedestal · brass

decorative

ornamental

For beauty, not function

house number · copper · vintage · farmhouse · cottage · whimsical · painted · nautical · rustic · wrought iron

Categories
Opposites
communication method receptacle

mailboxesinboxes

Containers for incoming messages

electronic mail · text messages · fax machines

delivery direction

mailboxesoutboxes

Beats at fighting

post offices · sorting facilities · distribution centers · collection boxes

package handling

mailboxespackage lockers

Secured compartments for deliveries

parcel lockers · loading docks · drop boxes

Phrases
Family

mailbox

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G