<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.</li><li>the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public.</li><li>the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts.</li><li>the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service.</li><li>the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: bus service, telephone service.</li><li>the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant.</li><li>employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.</li><li>a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service.</li><li>the duty or work of public servants.</li><li>the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.</li><li>Military: the armed forces; in the service.</li><li>a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war?</li><li>Ordnance: the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece.</li><li>Often services: the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services.</li><li>something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service.</li><li>Also called divine service: public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.</li><li>a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service.</li><li>the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service.</li><li>a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.</li><li>a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight.</li><li>answering service.</li><li>Law: the serving of a process or writ upon a person.</li><li>Nautical: tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope.</li><li>(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve.</li><li>the ball or shuttlecock as put into play.</li><li>the mating of a female animal with the male.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of service; useful.</li><li>of, relating to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs; the service pieces in a set of dishes.</li><li>supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions.</li><li>supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances.</li><li>of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy.</li><li>charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check.</li><li>providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service contract.</li><li>a service industry; a service contract.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile.</li><li>to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services.</li><li>(of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal).</li><li>Finance: to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments.</li></ul>