English noun: service | |||
1. | service (act) work done by one person or group that benefits another | ||
Samples | Budget separately for goods and services. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | consulting service, facility, national service, utility | ||
2. | service (act) an act of help or assistance | ||
Samples | He did them a service. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aid, assist, assistance, help | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | child care, childcare, community service, community service, help desk, helpdesk, public service, seating | ||
Antonyms | disservice, ill service, ill turn | ||
3. | service (act) the act of public worship following prescribed rules | ||
Samples | The Sunday service. | ||
Synonyms | divine service, religious service | ||
Broader (hypernym) | religious ceremony, religious ritual | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chapel, chapel service, church, church service, committal service, devotional, none, prayer meeting, prayer service, vesper, watch night | ||
Part holonym | invocation, supplication | ||
4. | service (group) a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | company | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | public utility, public utility company, public-service corporation, utility | ||
5. | service (act) employment in or work for another | ||
Samples | He retired after 30 years of service. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | employment, work | ||
6. | service (group) a force that is a branch of the armed forces | ||
Synonyms | armed service, military service | ||
Broader (hypernym) | force, personnel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | air force, airforce, army, coastguard, ground forces, Marines, naval forces, navy, regular army | ||
Member holonym | force, military force, military group, military unit | ||
Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
7. | Service (person) Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) | ||
Synonyms | Robert William Service | ||
Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
8. | service (attribute) a means of serving | ||
Samples | Of no avail. There's no help for it. | ||
Synonyms | avail, help | ||
Broader (hypernym) | helpfulness | ||
9. | service (artifact) tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table | ||
Synonyms | table service | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tableware | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dinner service, dinner set, place setting, setting | ||
10. | service (act) the act of mating by male animals | ||
Samples | The bull was worth good money in servicing fees. | ||
Synonyms | servicing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union | ||
11. | service (act) (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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | knight's service, military service, socage | ||
Domain category | case law, common law, precedent | ||
12. | service (act) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play | ||
Samples | His powerful serves won the game. | ||
Synonyms | serve | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tennis shot, tennis stroke | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ace, fault, let, net ball | ||
Domain category | badminton, lawn tennis, squash, squash rackets, squash racquets, tennis | ||
13. | service (act) the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone | ||
Samples | He accepted service of the subpoena. | ||
Synonyms | service of process, serving | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bringing, delivery | ||
14. | service (act) periodic maintenance on a car or machine | ||
Samples | It was time for an overhaul on the tractor. | ||
Synonyms | inspection and repair, overhaul | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care, maintenance, upkeep | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | interim overhaul | ||
15. | service (act) the performance of duties by a waiter or servant | ||
Samples | That restaurant has excellent service. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accommodation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | curb service, self-service, valet parking | ||
English verb: service | |||
1. | service (social) be used by; as of a utility | ||
Samples | The sewage plant served the neighboring communities. The garage served to shelter his horses. | ||
Synonyms | serve | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | function, go, operate, run, work | ||
Verb group | function, serve | ||
2. | service (change) make fit for use | ||
Samples | Service my truck. The washing machine needs to be serviced. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tune, tune up | ||
3. | service (contact) mate with | ||
Samples | Male animals serve the females for breeding purposes. | ||
Synonyms | serve | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stand | ||