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circumspect
/ˈsɜr kəm ˌspɛkt /
/ˈsɜr kəm ˌspɛkt /
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service
/ˈsɜr vəs/
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work done by one person or group that benefits another
service meaning(s)
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- (n) work done by one person or group that benefits another
- (n) an act of help or assistance
- (n) the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- (n) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- (n) employment in or work for another
- (n) a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- (n) Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
- (n) a means of serving
- (n) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- (n) the act of mating by male animals
- (n) (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
- (n) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- (n) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- (n) periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- (n) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (v) be used by; as of a utility
- (v) make fit for use
- (v) mate with
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- Michael Kinsley thinks PTI editor Rick Stengel's call for compulsory national service is nave.
- Elaine Thompson AP Now Barack Obama is reprising the call to service.
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service abroad
naval service aboard a ship at sea
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service agency
a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves…
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service area
place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities
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service book
a book setting forth the forms of church service
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service break
a tennis game won on the opponent's service
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service bureau
a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves…
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service call
a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of…
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service cap
a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
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service ceiling
altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate
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service charge
a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment…
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service club
a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination…
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service contract
a contract for maintenance services
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service cutback
the act of reducing service
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service department
the division of a business that provides customer services
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service door
an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and…
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service elevator
an elevator designed for carrying freight
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service entrance
an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods…
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service fee
a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for…
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service firm
a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves…
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service industry
an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
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service line
the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving…
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service man
a skilled worker whose job is to repair things
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service of process
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone