Synonyms: service
Definition: the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
Usage: that restaurant has excellent service
Similar words: accommodation
Definition: the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
Synonyms: overhaul, service, inspection and repair
Definition: periodic maintenance on a car or machine
Usage: it was time for an overhaul on the tractor
Similar words: maintenance, upkeep, care
Definition: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
Usage: he wrote the manual on car care
Synonyms: service, service of process, serving
Definition: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
Usage: he accepted service of the subpoena
Similar words: delivery, bringing
Definition: the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
Usage: his reluctant delivery of bad news
Definition: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
Usage: his powerful serves won the game
Similar words: tennis shot, tennis stroke
Definition: the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
Synonyms: service
Definition: work done by one person or group that benefits another
Usage: budget separately for goods and services
Similar words: work
Definition: activity directed toward making or doing something
Usage: she checked several points needing further work
Synonyms: service
Definition: (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
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: service
Definition: employment in or work for another
Usage: he retired after 30 years of service
Similar words: work, employment
Definition: the occupation for which you are paid
Usage: he is looking for employment; a lot of people are out of work
Definition: the act of mating by male animals
Usage: the bull was worth good money in servicing fees
Similar words: conjugation, coupling, union, sexual union, mating, pairing
Definition: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
Usage: the casual couplings of adolescents; the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Synonyms: divine service, service, religious service
Definition: the act of public worship following prescribed rules
Usage: the Sunday service
Similar words: religious ceremony, religious ritual
Definition: a ceremony having religious meaning
Synonyms: service
Definition: an act of help or assistance
Usage: he did them a service
Similar words: aid, assist, assistance, help
Definition: the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
Usage: he gave me an assist with the housework; could not walk without assistance; rescue party went to their aid; offered his help in unloading
Synonyms: service, table service
Definition: tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
Similar words: tableware
Definition: articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
Synonyms: help, avail, service
Definition: a means of serving
Usage: of no avail; there's no help for it
Similar words: helpfulness
Definition: the property of providing useful assistance
Synonyms: service
Definition: a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Similar words: company
Definition: an institution created to conduct business
Usage: he only invests in large well-established companies; he started the company in his garage
Synonyms: armed service, service, military service
Definition: a force that is a branch of the armed forces
Similar words: force, personnel
Definition: group of people willing to obey orders
Usage: a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens
Synonyms: Service, Robert William Service
Definition: Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Definition: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Synonyms: service
Definition: make fit for use
Usage: service my truck; the washing machine needs to be serviced
Definition: mate with
Usage: male animals serve the females for breeding purposes
Similar words: copulate, couple, pair, mate
Definition: engage in sexual intercourse
Usage: Birds mate in the Spring
Definition: be used by; as of a utility
Usage: The sewage plant served the neighboring communities; The garage served to shelter his horses
Similar words: operate, run, work, go, function
Definition: perform as expected when applied
Usage: The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in; Does this old car still run well?; This old radio doesn't work anymore