delivery obstetrical delivery | the act of delivering a child |
rescue deliverance delivery saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger, work is the deliverance of mankind, a surgeon's job is the saving of lives |
jail delivery | the use of force to liberate prisoners |
pitch delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
breech delivery breech birth breech presentation | delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first |
frank breech frank breech delivery | position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet |
d cesarean delivery caesarean delivery caesarian delivery cesarean section cesarian section caesarean section caesarian section C-section cesarean cesarian caesarean caesarian abdominal delivery a b a a | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
forceps delivery | delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal, since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries |
delivery bringing | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail), his reluctant delivery of bad news |
crawl front crawl Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
front-porch campaigning front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
healthcare delivery health care delivery care delivery | the provision of health care |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
chanfron chamfron testiere frontstall front-stall | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
fly fly front | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth |
front | the side that is seen or that goes first |
front bench | any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers |
front door front entrance | exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building |
front porch | a porch for the front door |
front projector | a projector for digital input |
front yard | the yard in front of a house, between the house and the street |
living room livingoom sitting room front room parlor parlour | a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax |
front tooth anterior | a tooth situated at the front of the mouth, his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors |
front | the outward appearance of a person, he put up a bold front |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
front matter prelims | written matter preceding the main text of a book |
special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
manner of speaking speech delivery | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally, his manner of speaking was quite abrupt, her speech was barren of southernisms, I detected a slight accent in his speech |
delivery | the event of giving birth, she had a difficult delivery |
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine DFLP Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine PDFLP | a Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change, in the DFLP took over a schoolhouse and massacred Israeli schoolchildren |
International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusaders | a terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh |
Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front IBDA-C | a Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul, a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO |
Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front | a terrorist group formed in as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party |
Moranzanist Patriotic Front | a terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late s, seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs |
Moro Islamic Liberation Front | a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros, have clashed with troops at United States bases |
National Liberation Front of Corsica FLNC | a terrorist group formed in to work for Corsican independence, attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism |
Palestine Liberation Front PLF Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyah | a terrorist group formed in as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, became a satellite of al-Fatah, made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PFLP | a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in after the Six-Day War, combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism, used terrorism to gain attention for their cause, hoped to eliminate the state of Israel |
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command PFLP-GC | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
Popular Struggle Front PSF | a terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in but now have close relations with al-Fatah, staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border |
Revolutionary People's Liberation Party Revolutionary People's Liberation Front | an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States, attacks Turkish security and military officials |
Revolutionary United Front RUF | a terrorist group formed in the s in Sierra Leone, seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions, responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities, sponsored by the president of Liberia |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
home front | the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war |
popular front | a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent |
movement social movement front | a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals, he was a charter member of the movement, politicians have to respect a mass movement, he led the national liberation front |
common front | a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together, the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table |
Northern Alliance United Front | a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban |
front front end forepart | the side that is forward or prominent |