Definition of SERVICE

service

Meanings

Plural: services

Noun

  • work done by one person or group that benefits another
    • "budget separately for goods and services"
  • an act of help or assistance
    • "he did them a service"
  • the act of public worship following prescribed rules
    • "the Sunday service"
  • a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
  • employment in or work for another
    • "he retired after 30 years of service"
  • a force that is a branch of the armed forces
  • Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
  • a means of serving
  • tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
  • the act of mating by male animals
  • (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
  • (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
  • the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
    • "he accepted service of the subpoena"
  • periodic maintenance on a car or machine
  • the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
    • "that restaurant has excellent service"
  • An act of being of assistance to someone.
  • The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
  • Work as a member of the military.
  • The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
  • 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.
  • The military.
  • A set of dishes or utensils.
  • The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
  • A religious rite or ritual.
  • The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
  • 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.
  • Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
  • Service tree.
  • The sorb; the fruit of this tree.

Verb

  • be used by; as of a utility
  • make fit for use
    • "service my truck"
    • "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
  • mate with
  • To serve.
  • To perform maintenance.
  • To serve.
  • To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
  • To serve.
  • To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
  • To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
  • To perform a sexual act upon.
  • To attack.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English servise, from Old English serfise, 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.

Synonyms

armed service, attend, avail, be with, copulate with, divine service, go to bed with, help, inspection and repair, military service, overhaul, religious service, Robert William Service, serve, service of process, servicing, serving, sleep with, table service, utility, wait on

Antonyms

antonym(s) of, disservice

Scrabble Score: 12

service is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
service is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
service is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

service is a valid Words With Friends word