delivery
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
his reluctant delivery of bad news
Types & categories
- transfer hypernym
- airdrop hyponym
- consignment hyponym
- handing over hyponym
- post hyponym
- service of process hyponym
Related & opposite
- deliver derivation
Sense 2 noun
the event of giving birth
she had a difficult delivery
Types & categories
- nativity hypernym
Sense 3 noun
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
Types & categories
- expressive style hypernym
- address hyponym
- catch hyponym
- tongue hyponym
- shibboleth hyponym
- tone hyponym
- elocution hyponym
- prosody hyponym
- modulation hyponym
Parts & wholes
- paralanguage part holonym
Related & opposite
- deliver derivation
Sense 4 noun
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
Types & categories
- conveyance of title hypernym
- surrender hyponym
- bailment hyponym
Related & opposite
- hand over derivation
Sense 5 noun
(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Types & categories
- throw hypernym
- balk hyponym
- ball hyponym
- beanball hyponym
- change-up hyponym
- curve ball hyponym
- duster hyponym
- fastball hyponym
- knuckleball hyponym
- overhand pitch hyponym
- passed ball hyponym
- screwball hyponym
- sinker hyponym
- spitball hyponym
- strike hyponym
- submarine ball hyponym
- wild pitch hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
work is the deliverance of mankind
Types & categories
- recovery hypernym
- lifesaving hyponym
- redemption hyponym
- reclamation hyponym
- salvage hyponym
- salvage hyponym
- salvation hyponym
- search and rescue mission hyponym
Related & opposite
- rescue derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of delivering a child
Types & categories
- human action hypernym
- breech delivery hyponym
- cesarean delivery hyponym
- forceps delivery hyponym
- midwifery hyponym
Parts & wholes
- childbirth part holonym
Related & opposite
- birth derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deliver |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | transfer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | airdrop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | consignment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | handing over |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | post |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | service of process |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | nativity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | deliver |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | paralanguage |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | expressive style |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | address |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | catch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shibboleth |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | elocution |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | prosody |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | modulation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hand over |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | conveyance of title |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | surrender |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | bailment |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | pitch |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | throw |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | balk |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | ball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | beanball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | change-up |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | curve ball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | duster |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fastball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | knuckleball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | overhand pitch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | passed ball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | screwball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinker |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spitball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | strike |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | submarine ball |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wild pitch |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | rescue |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | recovery |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | lifesaving |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | redemption |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | reclamation |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | salvage |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | salvage |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | salvation |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | search and rescue mission |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | birth |
| 7 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | childbirth |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | human action |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | breech delivery |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cesarean delivery |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | forceps delivery |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | midwifery |