service
/ˈsɜːvɪs/
Dictionary
noun
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."
- The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
"Hair care is a service industry."
- A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
- A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
"This machine provides the name service for the LAN."
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
"Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur."
- The military.
"I did three years in the service before coming here."
- A set of dishes or utensils.
"She brought out the silver tea service."
- The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
"The player had four service faults in the set."
- A religious rite or ritual.
"The funeral service was touching."
- The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
"The service happened yesterday."
- (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
- The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
verb
- To serve.
"They service the customer base."
- To perform maintenance.
"He is going to service the car."
- To inseminate through sexual intercourse
- To perform a sexual act.
"He was going to service her."
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