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Noun service has 15 senses

service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services"
--₁ is a kind of employment, work; work; employment, work; work
--₁ has particulars:

facility; 10 of 15 senses of service ; service; consulting service; facility; national service; utility; services; facility; 10 of 15 senses of service ; service; consulting service; facility; national service; utility

service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
--₂ is a kind of company; company
--₂ has particulars:
utility, public utility, public-service corporation; service; utility, public utility, public-service corporation

Derived form: verb service₁

service, religious service, divine service - the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
--₃ is a kind of religious ceremony, religious ritual; religious ceremony, religious ritual
--₃ has parts: invocation, supplication
--₃ has particulars:

service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"
--₄ is a kind of aid, assist, assistance, help; aid, assist, assistance, help
Antonyms: disservice, ill service, ill turn
--₄ has particulars:

childcare, child care; community service; community service, public service; help desk, helpdesk; seating; service; childcare, child care; community service; community service, public service; help desk, helpdesk; seating

service - employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service"
--₅ is a kind of employment, work; employment, work

military service, armed service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces
--₆ is a kind of force, personnel; force, personnel
--₆ has members: military unit, military force, military group, force
--₆ has particulars:

army, regular army, ground forces; navy, naval forces; coastguard; air force, airforce; military service, armed service, service; army, regular army, ground forces; navy, naval forces; coastguard; air force, airforce

service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service"
--₇ is a kind of accommodation; accommodation
--₇ has particulars:
curb service; self-service; service; curb service; self-service
overhaul, inspection and repair, service - periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
--₈ is a kind of care, maintenance, upkeep; care, maintenance, upkeep
--₈ has particulars:
interim overhaul; overhaul, inspection and repair, service; interim overhaul

Derived form: verb service₂
service, table service - tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
--₉ is a kind of tableware; tableware
--₉ has particulars:
dinner service, dinner set; place setting, setting; service, table service; dinner service, dinner set; place setting, setting
serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
--₁₀ is a kind of tennis stroke, tennis shot; tennis stroke, tennis shot
--₁₀ has particulars:
ace; fault; let, net ball; serve, service; ace; fault; let, net ball
service, serving, service of process - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"
--₁₁ is a kind of delivery, bringing; delivery, bringing
Service, Robert William Service - Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
--₁₂ is a kind of writer, author; writer, author
avail, help, service - a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
--₁₃ is a kind of helpfulness; helpfulness
servicing, service - the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
--₁₄ is a kind of coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union; coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union

Derived form: verb service₃
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
--₁₅ is a kind of activity; activity
--₁₅ has particulars:
socage; military service; knight's service; service; socage; military service; knight's service

Verb service has 3 senses

service, serve - be used by; as of a utility; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
--₁ is one way to function, work, operate, go, run

Derived form: noun service₂
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
service - make fit for use; "service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
--₂ is one way to tune, tune up

Derived form: noun service₈
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
serve, service - mate with; "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
--₃ is one way to copulate, mate, pair, couple

Derived forms: noun service₁₄, noun servicing₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something