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/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
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D IH0 L IH1 V ER0 IY0
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The act of conveying something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The delivery was completed by four. delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The item which has been conveyed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Your delivery is on the table.
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Synonyms: consignment
Antonyms: none provided
The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, obstetrics, sciences
Examples
Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition The delivery was painful.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: childbirth, parturition
Antonyms: none provided
A pitching motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
His delivery has a catch in it.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A thrown pitch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The manner of speaking or singing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The actor's delivery was flawless.
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Synonyms: none provided
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The administration of a drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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A ball bowled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
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The process of throwing a stone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, curling, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
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Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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A cross or pass
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
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the act of delivering a child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obstetrical delivery
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
Narrower terms: 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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
work is the deliverance of mankind a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rescue, deliverance, saving
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: recovery, retrieval
Narrower terms: lifesaving, redemption, salvation, reclamation, reformation, salvage, search and rescue mission
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pitch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: throw
Narrower terms: 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 act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his reluctant delivery of bad news
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Synonyms: bringing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance
Narrower terms: airdrop, consignment, passage, handing over, post, service, serving, service of process
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: livery, legal transfer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying
Narrower terms: surrender, bailment
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt her speech was barren of southernisms I detected a slight accent in his speech
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manner of speaking, speech
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expressive style, style
Narrower terms: address, catch, tongue, shibboleth, tone, tone of voice, elocution, prosody, inflection, modulation
the event of giving birth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she had a difficult delivery
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: birth, nativity, nascency, nascence
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.