serve /sûrv/

1. To be a servant to
2. To be in the service of
3. To worship (obsolete)
4. To work for
5. To render service to
6. To perform service for or under
7. To perform the duties or do the work connected with
8. (of a male animal) to copulate with (the female)
9. To attend as assistant
10. To be of use to or for
11. To avail
12. To suffice for
13. To satisfy
14. To further
15. To minister to
16. To attend to the requirements of
17. To supply
18. To provide with materials
19. To provide with quarry (falconry)
20. To help to food, etc
21. To present (food) in a specified manner
22. To send or bring to table
23. To deal
24. To put into action, bring to bear (archaic)
25. To put into play by striking (tennis, etc)
26. To treat, behave towards
27. To be opportune to
28. To conform one's conduct to
29. To undergo, work out, go through
30. To bind (rope, etc) with cord, etc in order to strengthen (esp nautical)
31. To deliver or present formally, or give effect to (law)
32. To operate or maintain in operation (a gun, etc) (military)
33. To declare (heir) (Scots law; obsolete)

1. To be a servant
2. To be in service or servitude
3. To render service
4. To be a member, or take part in the activities, of an armed force
5. To perform functions
6. To wait at table
7. To attend to customers
8. To act as server, eg at Roman Catholic Mass
9. To answer a purpose, be of use, do
10. To be opportune or favourable
11. To suffice

1. Service of a ball in tennis, etc
2. Verbal abuse or mockery (Aust inf)
3. A portion of food (Aust)

serˈver noun

1. A person who serves, esp at meals or tennis
2. A person who acts as assistant to a priest during Mass
3. A salver
4. A fork, spoon, or other instrument for distributing or helping at table
5. (in computer networks) a dedicated computer that stores communal files, processes electronic mail, provides printing facilities, etc

servˈery noun

A room or rooms adjoining a dining room, from which meals and drinks are served and in which utensils are kept

servˈing noun and adjective

servˈlet noun (computing)

A program, written in the Java language, that is installed on an Internet server and receives and responds to messages from a number of clients

server farm noun

A series of powerful computers linked together to provide increased processing power and reliability

serving mallet noun (nautical)

A mallet with a grooved head used in serving ropes

servˈing-man noun (archaic)

A manservant

serve as

1. To act as
2. To take the place of

serve one's time

To pass through an apprenticeship or a term of office (see also time-served, etc under time)

serve out

1. To deal or distribute
2. To punish
3. To get even with, take revenge on

serve someone a trick

To play a trick on someone

serve someone right

(of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved

serve the (or one's) turn

To suffice for one's immediate purpose or need

serve time

To undergo a term of imprisonment, etc

serve up

To present for consumption

• heads of state
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• headstall
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• head start
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• head-station
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• headstick
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• headstock
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• headstone
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• head-stream
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• headstrong
• heads-up
• heads-ups
• heads will roll
• head teacher
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• head-tire
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