letter

Nouns

• (n) a written message addressed to a person or organization
  • mailed an indignant letter to the editor
  missive,
• (n) the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  • his grandmother taught him his letters
  alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet,
• (n) owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
• (n) a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
  • he followed instructions to the letter
  • he obeyed the letter of the law
• (n) an award earned by participation in a school sport
  • he won letters in three sports
  varsity letter,

Verbs

• (v) win an athletic letter
• (v) set down or print with letters
• (v) mark letters on or mark with letters

Synonyms

Words of close approximity