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an act of helpful activity; help; aid.

the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public.

the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc..

the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public.

the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: bus service.

the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant.

employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.

a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it.

the duty or work of public servants.

the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.

Military.��

1. the armed forces.

   in the service.

2. a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy.

   Which service were you in during the war?

Ordnance.��the actions required in loading and firing a cannon.

Often services the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity.

something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit.

Also called divine service.��public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.

a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion.

the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc..

a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.

a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use.

answering service.

Law.��the serving of a process or writ upon a person.

Nautical.��tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope.

(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.)

1. the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve.

2. the ball or shuttlecock as put into play.

the mating of a female animal with the male.

of service; useful.

of, relating to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food.

supplying aids or services rather than products or goods.

supplying maintenance and repair.

of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them.

charged for providing service.

providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service contract.

to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service.

to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services.

(of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal).

Finance.��to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments.