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service - noun

  • work done by one person or group that benefits another
  • an act of help or assistance
  • the act of public worship following prescribed rules
  • a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
  • employment in or work for another
  • a force that is a branch of the armed forces
  • Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
  • a means of serving
  • tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
  • (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
  • (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
  • the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
  • periodic maintenance on a car or machine
  • the performance of duties by a waiter or servant

    • service - verb

    • be used by; as of a utility
    • make fit for use
    • mate with

    service - thesaurus

    avail   help   overhaul   serve   serving  


    View spelling list Words ending in -ice and learn about the word service in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 20. Soft c: ce, ci, cy.

    Scrabble score for service

    s is 1 e is 1 r is 1 v is 4 i is 1 c is 3 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 12

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