nnoun.communicationa written message addressed to a person or organizationSynset:missive
Examples:- mailed an indignant letter to the editor
Part Holonyms:correspondence mail
Hypernyms:document text textual matter
Inherited Hypernyms:letterdocumentrepresentationcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:lettertextmatterwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aerogramaerogrammeair letterairmail letterbusiness letterchain lettercover lettercovering lettercrank letterdead letterdead mailencyclicalencyclical letterepistlefan letterform letterinvitationletter of intentopen letterpastoralpersonal letterround robin
Part Meronyms:address destination name and address line PS postscript
Full Hyponyms:airmail letterbiddingbusiness letterchain lettercovering lettercrank letterdead letterencyclicalepistleexcusefan letterform letterinvestment letterinvitationinviteletter of intentlove letternoteopen letterpastoralpersonal letterround robin
nnoun.communicationthe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speechSynset:alphabetic character letter of the alphabet
Examples:- his grandmother taught him his letters
Derivationally Related Form:letter
Member Holonyms:alphabet
Part Holonyms:spelling
Hypernyms:character graph grapheme graphic symbol
Inherited Hypernyms:lettercharacterwritten symbolsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZaalephalphaascenderayinbbetabethblock capitalblock lettercchiconsonantddalethdeltadescenderdigramdigraphdouble-ueepsilonetaexezedfggammagimelhhehethiinitialiotaizzardjkkaphkappakhillambdalamedhmmemmunnununoomegaomicronppephipipolyphonepolyphonic letterpsiqqophrreshrhossadhesamekhshinsigmasinttautawteththetauupsilonvvowelwwawwyexxiyyodhzzayinzedzeezeta
Full Hyponyms:aalephalphaascenderayinbbetabethblock lettercchiconsonantddalethdeltadescenderdigrapheepsilonetafggammagimelhhehethiinitialiotajkkaphkappallambdalamedhmmemmunnununoomegaomicronppephipipolyphonepsiqqophrreshrhossadhesamekhshinsigmasinttautawteththetauupsilonvvowelvowel pointwwawxxiyyodhzzayinzeta
nnoun.personowner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hireDerivationally Related Form:let
Hypernyms:owner proprietor
Inherited Hypernyms:letterownerbusinessmanbusinesspersoncapitalistpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:letterownerbusinessmanbusinesspersoncapitalistpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)Examples:- he followed instructions to the letter
- he obeyed the letter of the law
Hypernyms:literal interpretation
Inherited Hypernyms:letterliteral interpretationinterpretationexplanationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationan award earned by participation in a school sportSynset:varsity letter
Examples:- he won letters in three sports
Derivationally Related Form:letter
Hypernyms:accolade award honor honour laurels
Inherited Hypernyms:letterawardsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.possessionwin an athletic letterDerivationally Related Form:letter
Hypernyms:earn garner win
Inherited Hypernyms:letterearnget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.creationset down or print with lettersDerivationally Related Form:letterletterer
Hypernyms:impress print
Inherited Hypernyms:letterprintwritetracemarkchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationmark letters on or mark with lettersDerivationally Related Form:letterletterer
Hypernyms:write
Inherited Hypernyms:letterwritetracemarkchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something