letter

Noun

• an award earned by participation in a school sport
  • he won letters in three sports
    

• a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
  • he followed instructions to the letter
    
  • he obeyed the letter of the law
    

• owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

• the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
  • his grandmother taught him his letters
    

• a written message addressed to a person or organization
  • mailed an indignant letter to the editor
    

Verb

• mark letters on or mark with letters

• set down or print with letters

• win an athletic letter

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  varsity letter , letter of the alphabet , alphabetic character , missive