- service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
--1 is a kind of work
--1 has particulars: consulting service; facility; national service; utility- service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
--2 is a kind of company
--2 has particulars: utility, public utility, public-service corporationDerived form: verb service1 - service, religious service, divine service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
--3 is a kind of religious ceremony, religious ritual
--3 has parts: invocation, supplication
--3 has particulars:church service, church; prayer meeting, prayer service; chapel service, chapel; committal service; none; vesper; watch night - service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
--4 is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help
Antonyms: disservice, ill service, ill turn
--4 has particulars:childcare, child care; community service; community service, public service; help desk, helpdesk; seating - service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"
--5 is a kind of employment, work
- military service, armed service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
--6 is a kind of force, personnel
--6 has members: military unit, military force, military group, force
--6 has particulars:army, regular army, ground forces; navy, naval forces; coastguard; air force, airforce - service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
--7 is a kind of accommodation
--7 has particulars: curb service; self-service- overhaul, inspection and repair, service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
--8 is a kind of care, maintenance, upkeep
--8 has particulars: interim overhaulDerived form: verb service2 - service, table service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
--9 is a kind of tableware
--9 has particulars: dinner service, dinner set; place setting, setting- serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
--10 is a kind of tennis stroke, tennis shot
--10 has particulars: ace; fault; let, net ball- service, serving, service of process - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"
--11 is a kind of delivery, bringing
- Service, Robert William Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
--12 is a kind of writer, author
- avail, help, service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
--13 is a kind of helpfulness
- servicing, service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
--14 is a kind of coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
Derived form: verb service3 - 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
--15 is a kind of activity
--15 has particulars: socage; military service; knight's service - service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- service, serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
--1 is one way to function, work, operate, go, run
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun service2
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
--2 is one way to tune, tune up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun service8
Somebody ----s something
- serve, service - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
--3 is one way to copulate, mate, pair, couple
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun service14, noun servicing1
Something ----s something