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NOUN | 1 | serve, service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play |
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VERB | 1 | serve, function | Serve a purpose, role, or function |
2 | serve | Do duty or hold offices | |
3 | serve | Contribute or conduce to | |
4 | serve, service | Be used by | |
5 | serve, help | Help to some food | |
6 | serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish | Provide (usually but not necessarily food) | |
7 | serve | Devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas | |
8 | serve, serve well | Promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to | |
9 | serve, do | Spend time in prison or in a labor camp | |
10 | serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist | Work for or be a servant to | |
11 | serve, process, swear out | Deliver a warrant or summons to someone | |
12 | serve, suffice, do, answer | Be sufficient | |
13 | serve | Do military service | |
14 | serve, service | Mate with | |
15 | serve | Put the ball into play |
Sounds | ser'v |
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Rhymes | conserve, curve, deserve, and 9 more rhymes in erv at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play. |
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Examples | "his powerful serves won the game" |
Synonyms | service |
Category | squash, squash racquets, squash rackets; badminton; tennis, lawn tennis |
Narrower | ace; fault; let, net ball |
Broader | tennis stroke, tennis shot |
Verbs | serve |
Meaning | Serve a purpose, role, or function. |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well" |
Synonyms | function |
Narrower | prelude; act as |
Broader | suffice, do, answer, serve |
Similar to | service, serve |
Meaning | Do duty or hold offices. Serve in a specific function. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
Narrower | staff; act; rotate; officiate, function; caddie, caddy; represent |
Broader | work, do work |
Similar to | serve |
Meaning | Contribute or conduce to. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "The scandal served to increase his popularity" |
Narrower | help, facilitate |
Broader | effect, effectuate, bring about, set up |
Similar to | serve, serve well |
Meaning | Be used by. As of a utility. |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
Synonyms | service |
Broader | function, work, operate, go, run |
Similar to | serve, function |
Meaning | Help to some food. Help with food or drink. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Model | Sam cannot serve Sue |
Examples | "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" |
Synonyms | help |
Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
Similar to | serve, serve up, dish out, dish up, dish |
Nouns | serving; server; server |
Meaning | Provide (usually but not necessarily food). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | The chefs serve the vegetables |
Examples | "We serve meals for the homeless"; "The entertainers served up a lively show" |
Synonyms | serve up, dish out, dish up, dish |
Narrower | plank |
Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
Similar to | serve, help |
Meaning | Devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country" |
Broader | work |
Similar to | serve, attend to, wait on, attend, assist |
Meaning | Promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Art serves commerce"; "Their interests are served"; "The lake serves recreation"; "The President's wisdom has served the counrty well" |
Synonyms | serve well |
Broader | foster, nurture |
Similar to | serve |
Nouns | servant |
Meaning | Spend time in prison or in a labor camp. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | do |
Narrower | admit |
Broader | spend, pass |
Meaning | Work for or be a servant to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
Model | Sam cannot serve Sue |
Examples | "May I serve you?"; "The minister served the King for many years" |
Synonyms | attend to, wait on, attend, assist |
Narrower | valet; fag |
Broader | help, assist, aid |
Similar to | serve |
Nouns | servant; servitor |
Meaning | Deliver a warrant or summons to someone. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
Synonyms | process, swear out |
Narrower | subpoena |
Broader | deliver |
Meaning | Be sufficient. Be adequate, either in quality or quantity. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "Nothing else will serve" |
Synonyms | suffice, do, answer |
Narrower | tide over, bridge over, keep going; go a long way; serve, function; qualify, measure up; go around |
Broader | satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to |
Meaning | Do military service. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted" |
Broader | work, do work |
Similar to | serve |
Meaning | Mate with. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something |
Examples | "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" |
Synonyms | service |
Narrower | stand |
Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple |
Meaning | Put the ball into play. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "It was Agassi's turn to serve" |
Category | court game |
Narrower | ace |
Broader | move, go |
Nouns | serve; server |