service
sur vuhs
- n work done by one person or group that benefits another
budget separately for goods and services - n an act of help or assistance
he did them a service - n the act of public worship following prescribed rules
the Sunday service - n a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- n employment in or work for another
he retired after 30 years of service - 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
he accepted service of the subpoena - n periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- n the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
that restaurant has excellent service - v be used by; as of a utility
- v make fit for use
service my truck
the washing machine needs to be serviced - v mate with
- 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.
- Still, one legal-services activist pronounced himself "pleasantly surprised" after meeting the members.