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serviette |
servile |
servilely |
servileness |
servility |
serving
| serving cart
| serving dish
| serving girl
| servite
| servitor
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THESAURUS
serving
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun serving has 2 senses
- serving(n = noun.food) helping, portion - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each" is a part of meal, repast
- serving(n = noun.act) service, service of process - the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena" is a kind of bringing, delivery
has parts: mouthful, taste
has particulars: drumstick, second joint, thigh, breast, white meat, wing, medallion, oyster, parson's nose, pope's nose, piece, slice, round, round of drinks, drink, libation
is a kind of small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity
Derived form verb serve5
CIDE DICTIONARY
serving, a. & n.
THESAURUS
serving
accessory, acting, adjuvant, ancillary, antepast, assistant, assisting, attendant, attending, auxiliary, behavioral, course, cover, dessert, dish, entree, entremets, fostering, functional, functioning, gear, help, helping, inaction, instrumental, menial, ministerial, ministering, ministrant, nurtural, nutricial, operating, operational, performing, place, plate, portion, practicing, rig, rigging, ropework, roping, running rigging, second helping, service, servile, servitorial, standing rigging, subservient, subsidiary, tackle, tackling, waiting, whipping, working
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