service
service is a 7-letter English word with 32 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Service. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- Alt. of Service
- A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries.
- noun. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love.
- noun. The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office.
- noun. Office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service.
- noun. Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.
- noun. Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.
- noun. Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail.
- noun. Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
- noun. The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.
- noun. The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subp/na or an attachment.
- noun. The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc.
- noun. The act of serving the ball.
- noun. Act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13.
- noun. the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
"that restaurant has excellent service"
- noun. periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
- noun. the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
"he accepted service of the subpoena"
- noun. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"
- noun. work done by one person or group that benefits another
"budget separately for goods and services"
- noun. (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
- noun. employment in or work for another
"he retired after 30 years of service"
- noun. the act of mating by male animals
"the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
- noun. the act of public worship following prescribed rules
"the Sunday service"
- noun. an act of help or assistance
"he did them a service"
- noun. tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- noun. a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there's no help for it"
- noun. a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- noun. a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- noun. Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
- verb. make fit for use
"service my truck"
"the washing machine needs to be serviced"
- verb. mate with
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
- verb. be used by; as of a utility
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"
"The garage served to shelter his horses"
Synonyms
overhaul, serving, serve, servicing, avail, help
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in service:
Common word forms
serviced, servicer, services, servicing, serviceable, serviceless
Words from these letters
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