Sekirov Dictionary

service

UK /ˈsɜː.vɪs/US /ˈsɝ.vɪs/

noun19

  1. an act of helping someone
  2. The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
  3. Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
  4. Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
  5. A religious rite or ritual.
  6. The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
  7. Work as a member of the military.
  8. The military.
  9. A department in a company, organization, or institution.
  10. The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
  11. A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
  12. A set of dishes or utensils.
  13. The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
  14. A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
  15. A musical composition for use in churches.
  16. Service tree.
  17. The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
  18. The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
  19. (no longer used) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

verb7

  1. To serve.
  2. To perform maintenance.
  3. To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
  4. To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
  5. (euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
  6. (vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
  7. (euphemistic) To attack.
forms

serviced · servicing · services

Phrases with service

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