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 |
healthcare delivery health care delivery care delivery | the provision of health care |
rest ease repose relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility), took his repose by the swimming pool |
bedrest bed rest | confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
chin rest | a rest on which a violinist can place the chin |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
gunwale gunnel gun rest | wale at the top of the side of boat, topmost planking of a wooden vessel |
home nursing home rest home | an institution where people are cared for, a home for the elderly |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
rest | a support on which things can be put, the gun was steadied on a special rest |
rest house | a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels) |
rest mass | (physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
rest | a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration |
whole rest | a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time |
half rest | a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time |
quarter rest | a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest |
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 |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
liposomal delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest |
transducing vector gene delivery vector | a vector for delivering genes into cells |
viral delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus |
deliveryman delivery boy deliverer | someone employed to make deliveries |
rest energy | the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference, equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light |
restharrow rest-harrow Ononis repens | European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots, spreads by underground runners |
restharrow rest-harrow Ononis spinosa | Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots |
remainder balance residual residue residuum rest | something left after other parts have been taken away, there was no remainder, he threw away the rest, he took what he wanted and I got the balance |
rest eternal rest sleep eternal sleep quietus | euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb), she was laid to rest beside her husband, they had to put their family pet to sleep |
rest | a state of inaction, a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon |
rest day day of rest | a day set aside for rest |
respite rest relief rest period | a pause for relaxation, people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests |
rest | be at rest |
stay remain rest | stay the same, remain in a certain state, The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it, rest assured, stay alone, He remained unmoved by her tears, The bad weather continued for another week |
rest breathe catch one's breath take a breather | take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
rest | give a rest to, He rested his bad leg, Rest the dogs for a moment |
pillow rest | rest on or as if on a pillow, pillow your head |
perch roost rest | sit, as on a branch, The birds perched high in the tree |
rest | not move, be in a resting position |
lean on rest on lean against | rest on for support, you can lean on me if you get tired |