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 |
place kick place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
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 |
place bet | a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
topolatry place-worship | the worship of places |
healthcare delivery health care delivery care delivery | the provision of health care |
market marketplace market place | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold, without competition there would be no market, they were driven from the marketplace |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
forum assembly meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
landing landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
marketplace market place mart market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up |
place mat | a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting |
place of business business establishment | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
place of worship house of prayer house of God house of worship | any building where congregations gather for prayer |
place setting setting | a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware |
restaurant eating house eating place eatery | a building where people go to eat |
place | an abstract mental location, he has a special place in my thoughts, a place in my heart, a political system with no place for the less prominent groups |
imaginary place mythical place fictitious place | a place that exists only in imagination, a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
place name toponym | the name by which a geographical place is known |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
place | the passage that is being read, he lost his place on the page |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
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 |
second-place finish runner-up finish | a finish in second place (as in a race) |
third-place finish | a finish in third place (as in a race) |
first-place finish | a finish in first place (as in a race) |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
jumping-off place point of departure | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched, one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him, my point of departure was San Francisco |
birthplace place of birth | the place where someone was born |
birthplace cradle place of origin provenance provenience | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence, the birthplace of civilization |
place property | any area set aside for a particular purpose, who owns this place?, the president was concerned about the property across from the White House |
polling place polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
home place | where you live at a particular time, deliver the package to my home, he doesn't have a home to go to, your place or mine? |
gathering place | a favorite haunt where people gather |
lurking place | a place suitable for lurking |
hiding place | a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself) |