Definition of
Service
- (noun, act) work done by one person or group that benefits another
- (noun, act) an act of help or assistance
- (noun, act) the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- (noun, group) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- (noun, act) employment in or work for another
- (noun, group) a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- (noun, person) Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
- (noun, attribute) a means of serving
there's no help for it - (noun, artifact) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- (noun, act) the act of mating by male animals
- (noun, act) (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
- (noun, act) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- (noun, act) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- (noun, act) periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- (noun, act) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (verb, social) be used by; as of a utility
The garage served to shelter his horses - (verb, change) make fit for use
the washing machine needs to be serviced - (verb, contact) mate with
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Synonyms of Service
armed service, avail, divine service, help, inspection and repair, military service, overhaul, religious service, robert william service, serve, service of process, servicing, serving, table service
Antonyms of Service
Alternate forms of Service
Derivations: service, servicing
Hyponyms: ace, air force, airforce, army, chapel, chapel service, child care, childcare, church, church service, coastguard, committal service, community service, consulting service, curb service, devotional, dinner service, dinner set, facility, fault, ground forces, help desk, helpdesk, interim overhaul, knight's service, let, marines, military service, national service, naval forces, navy, net ball, none, place setting, prayer meeting, prayer service, public service, public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, regular army, seating, self-service, setting, socage, stand, utility, valet parking, vesper, watch night
Hypernyms: accommodation, activity, aid, assist, assistance, bringing, care, company, conjugation, copulate, couple, coupling, delivery, employment, force, function, go, help, helpfulness, maintenance, mate, mating, operate, pair, pairing, personnel, religious ceremony, religious ritual, run, sexual union, tableware, tennis shot, tennis stroke, tune, tune up, union, upkeep, work
Origin of the word Service
- c.1100, "celebration of public worship," from O.Fr. servise, from L. servitium "slavery, servitude," from servus "slave" (see serve). Meaning "act of serving" is attested from 1230. Sense of "duty of a military man" first recorded 1580s, hence "the military as an occupation" (1706). Meaning "the furniture of the table" (tea service, etc.) is from mid… more
- 1893, "to provide with service," from service (n.). Meaning "perform work on" first recorded 1926. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Service
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