the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); his reluctant delivery of bad news

[ Syn: bringing ]

the event of giving birth; she had a difficult 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

[ Syn: manner of speaking , speech ]

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

[ Syn: livery , legal transfer ]

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

[ Syn: pitch ]

recovery or preservation from loss or danger; work is the deliverance of mankind; a surgeons job is the saving of lives

[ Syn: rescue , deliverance , saving ]

the act of delivering a child

[ Syn: obstetrical delivery ]