servingadjective
uk/ˈsɜː.vɪŋ/us/ˈsɝː.vɪŋ/serving adjective (WORKING)
[ before noun ] employed at the present time in a particular organization, especially the armed forces:
serving and retired military officers
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- talent scout
- tender
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serving adjective (FOOD/DRINK)
serving dish, spoon, etc.
an object used for holding food before it is put onto plates, or for putting food onto plates
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Cutlery
- bread knife
- canteen
- cheese knife
- chopstick
- cutlery
- dessertspoon
- fish knife
- flatware
- fork
- place setting
- server
- setting
- silverware
- soup spoon
- spoon
- steak knife
- tablespoon
- tableware
- teaspoon
servingnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɜː.vɪŋ/us/ˈsɝː.vɪŋ/an amount of one type of food that is given to one person:
The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings.
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Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- fibre
- foodstuff
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- pap
- ration
- refreshment
- roughage
- shelf life
- speciality
- specialty
- tuck
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