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| Sounds | ser'vahs; ser'vihs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
| abyss, allis, amaryllis, and 177 more rhymes in ihs at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Work done by one person or group that benefits another. |
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| Examples | "budget separately for goods and services" |
| Narrower | consulting service; facility; national service; utility |
| Broader | work |
| Meaning | A company or agency that performs a public service. Subject to government regulation. |
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| Narrower | utility, public utility, public-service corporation |
| Broader | company |
| Verbs | service |
| Meaning | The act of public worship following prescribed rules. |
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| Examples | "the Sunday service" |
| Synonyms | religious service, divine service |
| Parts | invocation, supplication |
| Narrower | church service, church; prayer meeting, prayer service; chapel service, chapel; committal service; none; vesper; watch night |
| Broader | religious ceremony, religious ritual |
| Meaning | An act of help or assistance. |
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| Examples | "he did them a service" |
| Narrower | childcare, child care; community service; community service, public service; help desk, helpdesk; seating |
| Broader | aid, assist, assistance, help |
| Contrary | disservice, ill service, ill turn |
| Meaning | Employment in or work for another. |
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| Examples | "he retired after 30 years of service" |
| Broader | employment, work |
| Meaning | A force that is a branch of the armed forces. |
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| Synonyms | military service, armed service |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Members | military unit, military force, military group, force |
| Narrower | army, regular army, ground forces; navy, naval forces; coastguard; air force, airforce |
| Broader | force, personnel |
| Meaning | The performance of duties by a waiter or servant. |
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| Examples | "that restaurant has excellent service" |
| Narrower | curb service; self-service |
| Broader | accommodation |
| Meaning | Periodic maintenance on a car or machine. |
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| Synonyms | overhaul, inspection and repair |
| Narrower | interim overhaul |
| Broader | care, maintenance, upkeep |
| Verbs | service |
| Meaning | Tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table. |
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| Synonyms | table service |
| Narrower | dinner service, dinner set; place setting, setting |
| Broader | tableware |
| Meaning | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play. |
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| Synonyms | serve |
| Category | squash, squash racquets, squash rackets; badminton; tennis, lawn tennis |
| Narrower | ace; fault; let, net ball |
| Broader | tennis stroke, tennis shot |
| Meaning | The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone. |
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| Examples | "he accepted service of the subpoena" |
| Synonyms | serving, service of process |
| Broader | delivery, bringing |
| Meaning | Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958). |
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| Synonyms | Robert William Service |
| Broader | writer, author |
| Meaning | A means of serving. |
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| Synonyms | avail, help |
| Broader | helpfulness |
| Meaning | The act of mating by male animals. |
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| Synonyms | servicing |
| Broader | coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union |
| Verbs | service |
| Meaning | (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. |
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| Category | case law, precedent, common law |
| Narrower | socage; military service; knight's service |
| Broader | activity |
| Meaning | Be used by. As of a utility. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
| Synonyms | serve |
| Broader | function, work, operate, go, run |
| Similar to | serve, function |
| Nouns | service |
| Meaning | Make fit for use. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" |
| Broader | tune, tune up |
| Nouns | service |
| Meaning | Mate with. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | serve |
| Narrower | stand |
| Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple |
| Nouns | servicing, service |