Word

delivery, n.
(deliveries)
freq. cnt. 3

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

bringing delivery

sample sentences

"his reluctant delivery of bad news"

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transfer, transportation, transport, transferral, conveyance

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airdrop consignment passage, handing over post service, serving, service of process

the act of delivering a child
<noun.act>

delivery obstetrical delivery

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act, human action, deed, human activity

part holonym

childbirth, childbearing, accouchement, vaginal birth

hyponym

breech delivery, breech birth, breech presentation cesarean delivery, caesarean delivery, caesarian delivery, cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section, caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian, caesarean, caesarian, abdominal delivery forceps delivery midwifery

recovery or preservation from loss or danger
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

deliverance delivery rescue saving

sample sentences

"work is the deliverance of mankind"
"a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

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recovery, retrieval

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lifesaving salvation, redemption reclamation, reformation salvage salvage salvation search and rescue mission

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

delivery pitch

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domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

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balk ball beanball, beaner change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender duster fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet knuckleball, knuckler overhand pitch passed ball screwball sinker spitball, spitter strike submarine ball, submarine pitch wild pitch

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
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delivery legal transfer livery

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surrender bailment

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conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

delivery manner of speaking speech

sample sentences

"his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"
"her speech was barren of southernisms"
"I detected a slight accent in his speech"

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style, expressive style

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address catch tongue shibboleth tone, tone of voice elocution prosody, inflection modulation, inflection

part holonym

paralanguage, paralinguistic communication

the event of giving birth
<noun.event>

delivery

sample sentences

"she had a difficult delivery"

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birth, nativity, nascency, nascence