article | one of a class of artifacts, an article of clothing |
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) |
auction auction sale vendue | the public sale of something to the highest bidder |
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 |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
sale | a particular instance of selling, he has just made his first sale, they had to complete the sale before the banks closed |
sale | the general activity of selling, they tried to boost sales, laws limit the sale of handguns |
sale cutate sale sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
car boot sale boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car |
clearance sale inventorylearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory |
fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire |
fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy |
garage sale yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises |
going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close, during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common |
rummage sale jumble sale | a sale of donated articles |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
article of commerce | an article that is offered for sale |
clothing article of clothing vesture wear wearable habiliment | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy, they had too much furniture for the small apartment, there was only one piece of furniture in the room |
item | a whole individual unit, especially when included in a list or collection, they reduced the price on many items |
detail item point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole, several of the details are similar, a point of information |
conviction strong belief article of faith | an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
article | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
feature feature article | a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine, they ran a feature on retirement planning |
magazine article | an article published in a magazine |
news article news story newspaper article | an article reporting news |
article of faith credendum | (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided |
article | (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase |
definite article | a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference |
indefinite article | a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates nonspecific reference |
article clause | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
review critique critical review review article | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) |
item point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list, he noticed an item in the New York Times, she had several items on her shopping list, the main point on the agenda was taken up first |
agenda item | one of the items to be considered |
inventory item | an item listed in an inventory |
line item | an item in an appropriation bill, Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets |
news item | an item in a newspaper |
sale sales agreement | an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer), the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office |