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“Mails” or “Males”

mails / males are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mails m·EY·l·z

  • nounthe bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service.
  • nounthe system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office.
  • nouna conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system.
  • nounany particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered.
  • verbsend via the postal service.
  • verbcause to be directed or transmitted to another place.

males m·EY·l·z

  • nounan animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova).
  • nouna person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies.
  • nounthe capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“mails”

  • every episode, Henson plays voice mails left for him by his
  • said the play depended on them.
  • and called him an "Italian stallion".
  • involved in tampering with the mails."

“males”

  • Males had a median income of
  • (unconsciously) at pictures of black males showed less implicit prejudice than
  • For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
  • population of 8919 with 4466 males and 4453 females.
  • For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
  • For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males.
  • Experiments showed that males with heterosocial anxiety perceived less
  • For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.
  • Males had a median income of
  • of unfamiliar black or white males or performed no somatic configuration

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