service
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service From Middle English servise, from Old English serfis, from Old French servise (French service), from the verb servir, from Latin servitium (compare Portuguese serviço, Italian servizio, Norman sèrvice, Spanish servicio), from servus (“servant; serf; slave”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo-s (“guardian”), possibly from *ser- (“watch over, protect”). Displaced native Old English þeġnung.
Definitions
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 Parliament for ever cries more money, / The service of the state demands more money. / Just heaven! of what service is the state?
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
Work as a member of the military.
- Thank you for your service.
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The military.
- the service
- I did three years in the service before coming here.
The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- Hair care is a service industry.
Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical…
Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
A department in a company, organization, or institution.
A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
A set of dishes or utensils.
- She brought out the silver tea service.
- When their lavish fiestas ended they threw the silver service and even golden vessels from their balconies to be picked up by lucky passersby.
The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and…
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 funerary service was touching.
The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.
- The service happened yesterday.
A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare
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
Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
- Pray, do my service to his majesty.
The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the…
Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
To serve.
- They service the customer base.
To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- It continues to be laden with intense debt servicing costs.
To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
To perform a sexual act upon.
- He serviced her several times a week.
To attack.
- to service a target
- target servicing
Service tree.
The sorb
The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Missouri, United States.
The neighborhood
- synonymattendto serve
- synonymwait on
- synonymgo to bed with
- synonymsleep with
- synonymcopulate with
- antonymantonym(s) of
- neighborservice à la française
- neighborservice à la russe
- neighboraccept service
- neighboradvisory service
- neighborall-up service
- neighboralternative service
- neighboranswering service
- neighborbond service
- neighborbus replacement service
- neighborchurch service
- neighborcivilian service
- neighborcivil service
Derived
accessorial service, active service, address verification service, ancillary travel services, antiservice, API Service Symbol, at someone's service, at your service, bioservice, bord service, bottle service, bulletin board service, Cinderella service, civil-service, command and service module, craft service, craft services, curbside service, cyberservice, denial of service, denial-of-service attack, denial of services, diaper service, digital service provider, directory service, domain name service, domestic service, ecoservice, eco-service, emergency medical service, emergency services, enterprise service bus, e-service, exposed services, ex-service, extra service, eye-service, eye service, fan service, fee-for-service · +165 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at service. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at service. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at service
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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