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service (noun)
1.
a) the occupation or function of - serving in active service
b) employment as a - servant entered his service
2.
a) the work performed by one that - serves good service
b) - help use benefit glad to be of service
c) contribution to the welfare of others
d) disposal for use - I'm entirely at your service
3.
a) a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony - the burial service
b) a meeting for worship - often used in plural held evening services
4.
the act of serving as
a) a helpful act - did him a service
b) useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity - usually used in plural charge for professional services
c) - serve
5.
a set of articles for a particular use - a silver tea service
6.
a) an administrative division (as of a government or business) - the consular service
b) one of a nation's military forces (as the army or navy)
7.
a) a facility supplying some public demand - telephone service bus service
b) a facility providing maintenance and repair - television service
8.
the materials (as spun yarn, small lines, or canvas) used for serving a rope
9.
the act of bringing a legal writ, process, or summons to notice as prescribed by law
10.
the act of a male animal copulating with a female animal
11.
a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty - obstetrical service
service (verb)
transitive verb
to perform for as - services
a) to repair or provide maintenance for - serviced the furnace
b) to meet interest and sinking fund payments on (as government debt)
c) to perform any of the business functions auxiliary to production or distribution of
d) of a male animal - serve
service (adjective)
1.
of or relating to the armed - services
2.
used in or supplying - serving delivery men use the service entrance
3.
intended for hard or everyday use
4.
a) providing services - the service trades—from filling stations to universities John Fischer
b) offering repair, maintenance, or incidental services
service (noun)
an Old World tree () resembling the related mountain ashes but having larger flowers and larger edible fruit - Sorbus domestica , also a related Old World tree () with bitter fruits - S. torminalis
Service (biographical name)
Robert William 1874–1958 Canad. writer
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
service (adjective)
of or relating to the armed services
SYNONYMS:
martial, service
RELATED WORDS:
naval; GI, gladiatorial, mercenary, soldierly; militant, militarist, militaristic, warlike; enlisted, regular; paramilitary
NEAR ANTONYMS:
civil, civilian
nonmilitary
service (noun)
1.
an act of kind assistance
SYNONYMS:
benevolence, boon, courtesy, grace, indulgence, kindness, mercy, service, turn
RELATED WORDS:
dispensation, waiver; advantage, benefit, blessing, godsend, manna; liberty, license ( licence), privilege
NEAR ANTONYMS:
hindrance, hurdle, impediment, interference, obstacle
service (noun)
2.
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
SYNONYMS:
account, avail, mileage, service, serviceability, serviceableness, usefulness, utility
RELATED WORDS:
advantage, benefit, gain; aid, assistance, help; applicability, appropriateness, fitness, relevance; profit, value, worth
NEAR ANTONYMS:
inapplicability, inappropriateness
uselessness, worthlessness
service (noun)
3.
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
SYNONYMS:
colors, military, service, troops
RELATED WORDS:
GIs ( GI's), men-at-arms, rank and file, servicemen, servicewomen, soldiers, soldiery; force; militia, reserves; armor, defense; gendarmerie ( gendarmery)
NEAR ANTONYMS:
civilians, noncombatants
service (noun)
4.
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization
SYNONYMS:
agency, arm, branch, bureau, department, desk, office, service
RELATED WORDS:
subdepartment, subdivision
Service (Wikipedia)

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Service (Wiktionary)

English

Alternative forms

  • seruice (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsɜː.vɪs/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɝ.vɪs/
  • (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈsər.vɪs/, /ˈsərˌvis/, (non-rhotic) [ˈsəː-]
  • Hyphenation: ser‧vice
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪs

Etymology 1

From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French

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