| serve one right |
to be something that one deserves, esp. some type of punishment or unhappy result. |
| server |
someone who serves. [4 definitions] |
| service |
the act or an instance of helping. [14 definitions] |
| serviceable |
able to be of service; usable. [2 definitions] |
| serviceberry |
the juneberry. |
| service break |
an instance of winning a game on the opponent's serve, as in tennis. |
| service dog |
a dog that has been trained in various tasks and behaviors that aid a person who has a disability. |
| service entrance |
an entrance, often a back door, used by employees or tradespeople. |
| service line |
a boundary line that a person serving must not step over, as in handball. [2 definitions] |
| serviceman |
a man who is a member of the armed forces. [2 definitions] |
| service mark |
a symbol, word, design, slogan, or the like, used as identification by a particular company that supplies a service such as insurance, laundry, or transportation. |
| service station |
a place that provides services for motor vehicles, as by selling gas and oil and by making repairs. [2 definitions] |
| service stripe |
a stripe worn on the left sleeve of a military uniform to show the amount of time the wearer has spent in active military service. |
| servicewoman |
a woman who is a member of the armed forces. |
| serviette |
(chiefly British) a small square piece of cloth or paper used for wiping one's hands and mouth at mealtimes; napkin. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. [2 definitions] |
| serving |
the act of someone or something that serves. [3 definitions] |
| servitor |
a person who acts as an attendant for another; servant. |
| servitude |
bondage or slavery. [2 definitions] |
| servo |
part of or pertaining to a servomechanism. [2 definitions] |
| servomechanism |
an automatic regulator, such as a thermostat, that controls a mechanical device. |