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service

/ service /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
"that restaurant has excellent service"
Type of:
accommodation
Kinds of:
curb service self-service
verb Sense 2
make fit for use
"service my truck"
"the washing machine needs to be serviced"
Type of:
tune tune up
Derived:
overhaul inspection and repair
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Type of:
writer author
noun Sense 4
a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Type of:
company
Kinds of:
utility public utility public-service corporation
Derived:
serve
noun Sense 5
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
Type of:
tableware
Kinds of:
dinner service dinner set place setting setting
noun Sense 6
an act of help or assistance
"he did them a service"
Opposites:
disservice ill service ill turn
Type of:
aid assist assistance
Kinds of:
childcare child care community service public service help desk
noun Sense 7
the act of public worship following prescribed rules
"the Sunday service"
Type of:
religious ceremony religious ritual
Kinds of:
church service church prayer meeting prayer service chapel service
verb Sense 8
be used by; as of a utility
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"
"The garage served to shelter his horses"
Type of:
function work operate
Verb group:
serve function
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something is ----ing PP
noun Sense 9
employment in or work for another
"he retired after 30 years of service"
Type of:
employment work
noun Sense 10
(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
Type of:
activity
Kinds of:
socage military service knight's service
Domain:
case law precedent common law
noun Sense 11
work done by one person or group that benefits another
"budget separately for goods and services"
Type of:
work
Kinds of:
consulting service facility national service utility
noun Sense 12
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
"he accepted service of the subpoena"
Type of:
delivery bringing
verb Sense 13
mate with
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Kinds of:
stand
Derived:
servicing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 14
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"
Type of:
tennis stroke tennis shot
Kinds of:
ace fault let net ball
Derived:
serve
Domain:
tennis lawn tennis badminton
noun Sense 15
the act of mating by male animals
"the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
Type of:
coupling mating pairing
Derived:
serve
noun Sense 16
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
Type of:
force personnel
Kinds of:
army regular army ground forces navy naval forces
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 17
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
Type of:
care maintenance upkeep
Kinds of:
interim overhaul
Derived:
overhaul modernize modernise
noun Sense 18
a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there''s no help for it"
Type of:
helpfulness
Derived:
avail
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
18
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
87
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

accommodation curb service self-service tune tune up writer author company utility public utility public-service corporation tableware