letter

nouns

a written message addressed to a person or organization
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
letter, missive
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
letter
is derived from
let
is a type of (narrower)
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
"he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
owner, proprietor
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
"he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
letter
is a type of (narrower)
an interpretation based on the exact wording
literal interpretation
an award earned by participation in a school sport
"he won letters in three sports"
letter, varsity letter

verbs

win an athletic letter
letter
is a type of (narrower)
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
earn, garner
set down or print with letters
letter
is derived from
letterer
is a type of (narrower)
reproduce by printing
impress, print
mark letters on or mark with letters
letter
is derived from
letterer
is a type of (narrower)
mark or trace on a surface
"The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet"
write