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service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service" |
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religious ceremony,
religious ritual a ceremony having religious meaning
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church service,
church a service conducted in a house of worship; "don't be late for church"
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devotional a short religious service
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prayer meeting,
prayer service a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
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chapel service,
chapel a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar; "he was late for chapel"
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committal service service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"
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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
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vesper a late afternoon or evening worship service
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watch night a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
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supplication,
invocation a humble request for help from someone in authority
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service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service" |
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disservice,
ill service,
ill turn an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
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assist,
assistance,
aid,
help (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
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child care,
childcare a service involving care for other people's children
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community service an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
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community service,
public service an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence
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help desk,
helpdesk a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network
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seating the service of ushering people to their seats
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service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" |
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work activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
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consulting service service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
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facility a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"
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national service compulsory service in the military during peacetime
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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"
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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 |
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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case law,
common law,
precedent (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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socage land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
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military service land tenure by service in the lord's army
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knight's service land tenure by service to the lord as a knight
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service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service" |
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accommodation (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
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curb service service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles
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self-service the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)
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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
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service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
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tableware articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
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dinner service,
dinner set a table service for serving dinner
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place setting,
setting a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware"
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service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation |
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company an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
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public-service corporation,
public utility,
public utility company,
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"
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service - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" |
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serving |
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bringing,
delivery the act of delivering a child
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service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service" |
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employment,
work the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
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Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958) |
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service - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
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serve |
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function,
operate,
work,
go,
run 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"
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service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced" |
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tune,
tune up adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
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