Definition of DELIVERY

delivery

Meanings

Plural: deliveries

Noun

  • the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
    • "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
  • the event of giving birth
    • "she had a difficult delivery"
  • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
  • the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
  • (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
  • recovery or preservation from loss or danger
  • the act of delivering a child
  • The act of conveying something.
  • The item which has been conveyed.
  • The act of giving birth
  • A pitching motion.
  • A thrown pitch.
  • The manner of speaking or singing.
  • The administration of a drug.
  • A ball bowled.
  • The process of throwing a stone.
  • Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
  • A cross or pass

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

Synonyms

bringing, deliverance, legal transfer, livery, manner of speaking, obstetrical delivery, pitch, rescue, saving, speech

Scrabble Score: 15

delivery is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
delivery is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
delivery is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

delivery is a valid Words With Friends word