English dictionary: words starting with serv - page 1

adjective

Ready or willing to serve; obedient, complaisant; obliging.

adjective

Relating to servius tullius, the semi-legendary sixth king of ancient rome ( fl. 6th century bc).

noun

Old-fashioned spelling of serbian (adjective).

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

verb

A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.

Usage examples:

A regular bus service

adjective

Fulfilling its function adequately; usable.

Usage examples:

An ageing but still serviceable water supply system

noun

Readiness to be of service or assistance, obligingness, helpfulness.

noun

The fruit of the service tree.

noun

The fruit of the service tree.

verb

Perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine).

Usage examples:

Ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

adjective

In or on which no service is available.

noun

A man serving in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

With the united states entering the war in 1941, american servicemen began to be posted to england.

noun

A man serving in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

With the united states entering the war in 1941, american servicemen began to be posted to england.

noun

A person or organization that services something.

Usage examples:

You will have to go to your car servicer for this

noun

A person or organization that services something.

Usage examples:

You will have to go to your car servicer for this

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

verb

A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.

Usage examples:

A regular bus service

noun

A woman serving in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

The move was intended to provide for the arming of a number of servicewomen

noun

A woman serving in the armed forces.

Usage examples:

The move was intended to provide for the arming of a number of servicewomen

verb

Perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine).

Usage examples:

Ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly

noun

The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Usage examples:

Millions are involved in voluntary service

noun

A person in a subordinate or subservient position; a servant.

adjective

Designating (a holding of) land whose owner is subject to an easement or servitude favouring the owner of a dominant property or tenement.

adjective

Relating to or involving service.

noun

A table napkin.

Usage examples:

It was so dry that i chickened out and wrapped it up in a serviette for home consumption.

noun

A table napkin.

Usage examples:

It was so dry that i chickened out and wrapped it up in a serviette for home consumption.

adjective

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Usage examples:

He bowed his head in a servile manner

noun

The state or quality of being servile; servility.

noun

Advocacy or support for servile attitudes to (especially political) authority. chiefly as a derogatory term used by political liberals for their opponents. now chiefly as a contextual use of sense 1b.

noun

An excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Usage examples:

A classic example of media servility