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| downtown |
When you go downtown, you go to the place in your town where many stores and other public buildings are. A town's library, post office, and banks are usually downtown. In some towns and cities, going downtown can also mean going to the lower part of the town or city. [1/2 definitions] |
| located |
When we talk about where something is located, we are talking about where that thing is. If the post office is located next to the library, then next to the library is where the post office is. |
| mail1 |
Mail is anything that is sent through the post office, such as letters and packages. The post office is the system of people, trucks, and airplanes that work together to send and deliver these things. [1/3 definitions] |
| mail carrier |
A mail carrier is a person whose job is to deliver cards, letters, and packages as part of the service of the post office. |
| one |
Sometimes "one" means a person or any person. If we say that one can buy stamps at a post office, it means that a post office is a place where a person can buy stamps. Any person can buy stamps there. We often use "you" for this same meaning. "One can buy stamps at a post office" means the same thing as "You can buy stamps at a post office." The word "one" is more formal than "you." [1/6 definitions] |
| past |
When something is past something else, it is farther away than the other thing as you go or look towards it. Let's say the post office is past the library. If you are walking down the street, you will get to the library before you get to the post office. [1/12 definitions] |
| P.O.1 |
abbreviation of "post office." |
| postmark |
a mark stamped on mail by the post office. A postmark cancels the stamp on a piece of mail and shows the date and place of mailing. [1/2 definitions] |
| postmaster |
the person in charge of a post office. |
| post office |
A post office is a place that helps people send letters or packages to each other. It is an office or building where mail comes in from different places and goes out to other places. A post office is also a place where you can buy stamps and other things for mailing letters and packages. [2 definitions] |
| register |
When you register mail, you have it officially recorded by the post office to prevent loss or theft. [1/10 definitions] |
| stamp |
A stamp is a very small piece of paper with glue on one side of it and a design or picture on the other. You buy stamps from a post office. You stick the stamp on an envelope or package that you want to send and then you can mail it. The stamp tells the post office that you have paid for their delivery service. [2/7 definitions] |
| where |
If someone asks "Where do you live?" they want to know what area or place you live in. If someone asks "Where are you going?" they want to know to what place you are going. If someone asks "Where is the post office?" they want to know the location of the post office. [1/3 definitions] |
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