English Explanatory Dictionary

delivery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of conveying something.
  2. The item which has been conveyed.
  3. The act or process of a mother giving birth.
  4. A pitching motion.
  5. A thrown pitch.
  6. The manner of speaking or singing.
  7. The administration of a drug.
  8. A ball bowled.
  9. The process of throwing a stone.
  10. Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
  11. A cross or pass

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ en-au-delivery.ogg

Word forms

delivery deliveries

Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

Synonyms

consignment childbirth parturition

Derived words

advice of delivery breech delivery cash on delivery codelivery continuous delivery pipeline delivery boy delivery confirmation deliveryman delivery note delivery order deliveryperson delivery receipt delivery room delivery time delivery van deliverywoman estimated date of delivery general delivery good delivery home delivery ice delivery door interdelivery milk delivery door nanodelivery nondelivery outcome delivery postdelivery predelivery proof of delivery recorded delivery red bag delivery redelivery take delivery time of delivery underdelivery
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