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. |
servomotor |
the motor that powers a servomechanism. |
sesame |
a tropical herb bearing small, flat, oval seeds that yield oil and are used in food. [2 definitions] |