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Ser·vice  (sûrvs), Robert William 1874-1958.
British-born Canadian writer of poetry and novels about life in the Yukon, including the ballad "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" (1907).

ser·vice  (sûrvs)
noun.
1.
a. Employment in duties or work for another, as for a government: has been in the company's service for 15 years.
b. A government branch or department and its employees: the diplomatic service.
2.
a. The armed forces of a nation: joined the service right after college.
b. A branch of the armed forces of a nation.
3. The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant: found the butler's service to be excellent.
4.
a. Work done for others as an occupation or business: has done service for us as a consultant.
b. An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay: offers a superior service to that of his competitors; provides full catering services.
5. A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care: the anesthesiology service.
6. Installation, maintenance, or repairs provided or guaranteed by a dealer or manufacturer: a dealer with full parts and service.
7. A facility providing the public with the use of something, such as water or transportation.
8.
a. Assistance; help: was of great service to him during his illness.
b. An act of assistance or benefit; a favor: My friend did me a service in fixing the door.
9.
a. Active devotion to God, as through good works or prayer.
b. A religious rite.
10.
a. The serving of food or the manner in which it is served.
b. A set of dishes or utensils: a silver tea service.
11. Sports The act, manner, or right of serving in many court games; a serve.
12. Copulation with a female animal. Used of male animals, especially studs.
13. Law The serving of a writ or summons.
14. The material, such as cord, used in binding or wrapping rope.
15. An answering service.

tr.v. ser·viced, ser·vic·ing, ser·vic·es
1. To make fit for use; adjust, repair, or maintain: service a car.
2. To provide services to.
3. To make interest payments on (a debt).
4.
a. To copulate with (a female animal). Used of a male animal, especially studs.
b. Slang To have sex with.
adj.
1. Of or relating to the armed forces of a country.
2. Intended for use in supplying or serving: a service elevator; the service entrance.
3. Offering repairs or maintenance: a service guarantee; a road service area.
4. Offering services to the public in response to need or demand: a service industry.
Idioms:
at (someone's) service
Ready to help or be of use.
be of service
To be ready to help or be useful.

service

n
1. an act of help or assistance
2. an organized system of labour and material aids used to supply the needs of the public telephone service bus service
3. (Business / Commerce) the supply, installation, or maintenance of goods carried out by a dealer
4. the state of availability for use by the public (esp in the phrases into or out of service)
5. a periodic overhaul made on a car, machine, etc.
6. the act or manner of serving guests, customers, etc., in a shop, hotel, restaurant, etc.
7. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a department of public employment and its employees civil service
8. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) employment in or performance of work for another he has been in the service of our firm for ten years
9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the work of a public servant
10. (Military)
a.  one of the branches of the armed forces
b.  (as modifier) service life
11. the state, position, or duties of a domestic servant (esp in the phrase in service)
12. the act or manner of serving food
13. a complete set of dishes, cups, etc., for use at table
14. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) public worship carried out according to certain prescribed forms divine service
15. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the prescribed form according to which a specific kind of religious ceremony is to be carried out the burial service
16. (Christianity / Anglicanism) (Music, other) a unified collection of musical settings of the canticles and other liturgical items prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer as used in the Church of England
17. (General Sporting Terms) Sport
a.  the act, manner, or right of serving a ball
b.  the game in which a particular player serves he has lost his service Often shortened to serve
18. (Law) (in feudal law) the duty owed by a tenant to his lord
19. (Law) the serving of a writ, summons, etc., upon a person
20. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a length of tarred marline or small stuff used in serving
21. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of male animals) the act of mating
22. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) of, relating to, or for the use of servants or employees
vb (tr)
1. to make fit for use
2. to supply with assistance
3. to overhaul (a car, machine, etc.)
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of a male animal) to mate with (a female)
5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Brit to meet interest and capital payments on (debt) See also services
[C12 servise, from Old French, from Latin servitium condition of a slave, from servus a slave]

Trasure
Noun    1.    Service - work done by one person or group that benefits anotherservice - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
facility - a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"
national service - compulsory service in the military during peacetime
utility - the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"
    2.    service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
assist, assistance, help, aid - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"
child care, childcare - a service involving care for other people's children
community service - an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
community service, public service - a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions
help desk, helpdesk - a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network
seating - the service of ushering people to their seats
disservice, ill service, ill turn - an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
    3.    Service - the act of public worship following prescribed rulesservice - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
divine service, religious service
religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning
church service, church - a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
devotional - a short religious service
prayer meeting, prayer service - a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
chapel service, chapel - a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"
committal service - service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"
none - a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier
vesper - a late afternoon or evening worship service
watch night - a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
invocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
    4.    service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
    5.    service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"
employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
    6.    Service - a force that is a branch of the armed forcesservice - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
armed service, military service
army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
naval forces, navy - an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
coastguard - a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters
Marines - members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea
air force, airforce - the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
    7.    Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Robert William Service
    8.    service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
avail, help
helpfulness - the property of providing useful assistance
    9.    Service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at tableservice - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
table service
dinner service, dinner set - a table service for serving dinner
place setting, setting - a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
    10.    service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
servicing
mating, pairing, sexual union, union, coupling, conjugation - the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
    11.    service - (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
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
socage - land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
military service - land tenure by service in the lord's army
knight's service - land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
common law, precedent, case law - (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
    12.    Service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in playservice - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
serve
squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
tennis shot, tennis stroke - the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
ace - a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
net ball, let - a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
    13.    service - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"
service of process, serving
bringing, delivery - the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
    14.    service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
inspection and repair, overhaul
maintenance, upkeep, care - activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care"
interim overhaul - an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling
    15.    service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
curb service - service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
self-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)
valet parking - a service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it
accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
Verb    1.    service - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
serve
function, operate, work, run, go - perform as expected when applied; "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"
serve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
    2.    service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
tune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
    3.    service - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
serve
stand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

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