delivery obstetrical delivery | the act of delivering a child |
short sale short selling | sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) |
short covering | the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale |
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 |
whist long whist short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships, a pack of cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
shortstop short | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base |
nap catnap cat sleep forty winks short sleep snooze | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |
short division | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out |
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 |
sedge wren short-billed marsh wren Cistothorus platensis | small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
harrier eagle short-toed eagle | any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles |
short-tailed shrew Blarina brevicauda | North American shrew with tail less than half its body length |
German short-haired pointer | liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany, pointer and bloodhound |
short-horned grasshopper acridid | grasshopper with short antennae |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
short | the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed |
short circuit short | accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference |
short iron | an iron with a short shaft and pitched face, for hitting short high shots |
short line | a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances |
short pants shorts trunks | trousers that end at or above the knee |
short sleeve | a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow |
stop bath short-stop short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
short bone os breve | a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions |
short gastric artery arteria gastrica breves vasa brevis | several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach |
short saphenous vein | a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee |
short-term memory STM immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel |
short list shortlist | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen |
short subject | a brief film, often shown prior to showing the feature |
special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
note short letter line billet | a short personal letter, drop me a line when you get there |
short account | the aggregate of short sales on an open market |
arietta short aria | a short aria |
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 |
short shrift summary treatment | a brief and unsympathetic rejection, they made short shrift of my request |
short order | an order for food that can be prepared quickly |
delivery | the event of giving birth, she had a difficult delivery |
irascibility short temper spleen quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
chuck short ribs | between the chuck and the brisket |
short ribs | cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |