postage stamp

Noun

Meaning

a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

stamp postage frank mark cast seal impression cancellation mold pestle postmark rubber stamp signet ring postage meter oh oh

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Antonyms

normal lucid sapient practical valid logical

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Hypernyms

item token

Examples

The President of today is just the postage stamp of tomorrow. Gracie Allen

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. Josh Billings

The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job. Napoleon Hill

My desires are modest. Portraits of the head of the government should not exceed a postage stamp in size. Vladimir Nabokov

I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There's something about that person's breath and hands on the letter. Diane Lane

I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in London,' I'll go and do it. Emily Mortimer

Close letter words and terms

postage meter system postage metering postage metering system postage stamp construction postage stamps postage-franking machines