serve [ sə:v] vt.为…服务；招待
serve as 充当；起作用
serve right 活该；给应得的待遇
serve one's turn 合用，管用
serve as 作为，用作
serve right 活该；给应得的待遇
serve as
作为，用作
serve right
活该；给应得的待遇
serve [sə:v] vt. 服务,服役,供职,招待
serve [sə:v] 服务
挂职 1) take a temporary post (in order to temper oneself); 2) serve in a lower level unit for a period while retaining one's position in the previous unit
近水楼台先得月 "First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position."
能官能民 be ready to both serve as an offical and be one of the common people
serving table送餐桌
serve sb right 活该
教育必须为社会主义现代化服务，必须同生产劳动相结合，培养德智体全面发展的建设者和接班人。
Education must serve the needs of socialist modernization, be integrated with
productive labor, and train builders and successors who are well developed
morally, intellectuall and physically.
ex-serving officer
已离职人员
representative member [representative of Provisional District Board serving on the Provisional Urban Council or Provisional Regional Council] 代表议员〔出任临时市政局或临时区域市政局议员的临时区议会代表〕
First come,first served.
捷足先登。
revolution —
①an injustice that serves to replace as soon as possible the injustice of yesterday by the injustice of tomorrow
②the setting-up of a new order contradictory to the traditional one
革命——
①能够促进尽快用明天的非正义取代昨天的非正义的一种非正义
②建立一种与传统秩序相反的新秩序。
An encounter between you and the man you have hurt will not serve any good purpose.
与那位被你弄伤的人碰面是不会有什么好处的。
You need to have patience if you want to get served in this shop.
想在这商店买东西，你得有耐心。
Chill the mixed fruit dish until serving time.
吃之前把水果拼盘冷藏起来。
That amount will not be enough to serve six people. You will have to cook more.
这些食物不够6个人吃，得再做一点。
Theory comes from practice and in turn serves practice.
理论来源于实践，转而又服务于实践。
This city serves as an important commercial center in the western region.
这座城市是西部地区一个重要的商业中心。
They are serving chocolate ice-creams for the children to consume in the kitchen.
他们给小孩子巧克力冰淇淋，让他们在厨房吃。
The restaurant has a reputation for serving some of the finest food in the country.
这家餐馆因提供一些全国最好的佳肴而闻名。
First come first served． 先到先得。
Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers.
除了以英语为母语的人大量地使用英语外，很多重要的科学、技术文献也是由英语写成，而且作者不仅仅是以英语为母语的人。
These philosophical views serve as a guide in life.
这些哲学观点可以作为处世指南。
She has served the family faithfully for thirty years.
她为这个家忠心耿耿地操劳了30年。
We are well served with gas in this town.
这个城镇煤气供应得很好。
他很自私。
He's selfish. *selfish 带有轻视的语气，表示“自私的”、“利己的”、“不考虑别人的”。
I don't like John. (我不喜欢约翰。)
Why? (为什么?)
Because he's selfish. (他太自私了。)
He's self-centered. (他总是以自己为中心。)
He's self-serving. (他是个只顾自己的人。)
He only cares about himself. (他只想他自己的事。)
He doesn't care about anyone but himself. (他从来不想别人。)
报应!/活该。
Serves you right. *serve...right 短语，表示“当然的报应”。
I got a speeding ticket. (我超速挨罚了。)
Serves you right. (活该!)
Well, you got what you deserved.
Well, that'll teach you a lesson.
That serves you right.
You deserve it.
You asked for it.
You were asking for it.
You got what was coming to you.
A man cannot serve two masters.
一仆不能事二主。
First come, first served.
先来先卖。
He that is master must serve.
主人必须会服务。
He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages.
求财而供神者必倍求而敬鬼。
He that would command must serve.
欲做先生，先做学生。
Knavery may serve, but honestyis best.
欺诈可能得计，但诚实总是上策。
Riches either serve or govern the possessor.
财富可以侍候主人，也可以支配主人。
Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
财富事智者，却又驭蠢人。
Serve somebody with the same sauce.
以其人之道还治其人之身。
Who serves everybody gets thanks from nobody.
人人都侍候，个个不见好。
The human being longs for a sense of being accomplished, of being able to do things. with his hand, with his mind, with his will. Each of us wants to feel he of she has the ability to do something that is meaningful and that serves a tribute to our inherent abilities.
LeonardR. Saylis, British writer
人们渴求有一种成就感，渴望有能力用自己的手、用自己的脑、用自己的意志办事。我们每个人都希望自己
能够作出有意义、并能显示出自己天赋的事来。
英国作家塞尔斯。L.R.
To make your life a sound structrure that will serve others and fulfil your own potential, you have to remember that strength, however massive , can't endure unless it has the interlocking supprt of others. Go it alone and you'll inevitably tumble.
Zichler Edward, Admerican writer
要使你的生活成为有益于他人同时又能发挥你自己的潜力的牢固的建筑，你必须记住，除非与他人的支持联系在一起，否则无论多么大的力量都难以持久，单枪匹马必将一事无成。
美国作家爱德华.Z.
I will not accept if nominated , and will serve if selected.
William Sherman, American general
如果被任命，我不愿接受，但是如果被选上，将效力。
美国将军舍曼.W.
Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us as we grasp them by the handle or blade.
James Russell Lowell, American poetess and critic
灾难就像刀子，握住刀柄就可以为我们服务，拿住刀刃则会割破手。
美国女诗人、批评家洛威尔J R
@@@ 作为
as a means of 作为...的一种手段、方法
as a result of 作为...的结果, 由于...
as a whole 作为一个整体; 总的说来
design to do sth. 计划; 打算将...用作
liken to 把...比作...
make as if & make believe 假装, 装作
make an exception 把...作为例外
responsible for 对...负责; 作为...的原因, 应归咎或归功于
serve as/for 充当; 用作, 满足(需要)
@@@ 需要
cater to 满足...的需要, 迎合
get along without 可以没有, 可以不需要
in demand 被需求
in need of 需要, 急需
meet one's/the needs 满足需要
serve as/for 充当; 用作, 满足(需要)
out : 分发，传开(to a number of people or in all directions)
give out 分发
spread out 传开
set out 出发
hand out 分发
share out 分配
divide out 分配
call out 出动
start out 出发
send out 发送
break out 爆发，逃脱
serve out 分发口粮
drop out 离开,退出
get the hang of进入状态，摸到窍门
I think if I practice serving a couple of times, I'll get the hang of it.
我想如果我多练习几次发球，我就会魔到窍门了。
First come,first served.
捷足先登。
serve sb right 活该
"The roast duck that restaurant serves is my favorate dish. Every time I think about it, it makes my mouth water."
“我最喜欢吃那个饭馆的烤鸭。每当我想起它我就会流口水。”
serve…right 给…应得的惩罚
We can serve you with a broad range of coverage against all kinks of risks for sea transport.
我公司可以承保海洋运输的所有险别。
拌面 [bàn miàn] /noodles served with soy sauce/sesame butter etc/
帮闲 [bāng xián] /hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work/etc/
充当 [chōng dāng] /serve as/play the role of/
伺候 [cì hòu] /(v) serve; act as a valet/
服完 [fú wán] /serve out (a sentence)/
服务 [fú wù] /to serve/service/
服刑 [fú xíng] /serve a prison sentence/
服役 [fú yì] /serve in the army/be in active service/
活该 [huó gāi] /(coll.) serve sb. right/deservedly/ought/should/
伙食 [huǒ shí] /(n) food or meal served at a mess hall/
开饭 [kāi fàn] /serve a meal/
连任 [lián rèn] /continue in (a political) office/serve for another term of office/
侍候 [shì hòu] /serve/wait upon/
为 [wéi] /act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become/
The vast consolidation within the rail industry means that most shippers are served by only one rail company.
铁路运输业内的大规模联合意味着多数客户将会依赖一家公司的服务。
You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine of everyday living.
你可以在头脑里勾画出一幅欲望的蓝图，就像你可以设计房屋的蓝图一样。
If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook first, and such planning is an essential for any type of meal to be served.
而我们每个人在日常生活中都在不停地画着这样的欲望蓝图。比方我们想请朋友吃晚餐，我们就会筹划菜谱、写购物单、决定先煮什么菜等，这样的筹划对于举行任何形式的宴请都是必不可少的。
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know of.
花在广告上的钱和我所知花在任何别处的钱一样值得。
It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices.
它直接有助于商品以合理的价格销售，由此建立稳固的国内市场，并使商品能以富有竞争力的价格出口。
By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise standards of living.
它吸引人们对新观念的注意，极大地提高生活标准。
By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for labour, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment.
广告有助于增加市场需求，从而确保对劳动力需求的增加，因此是遏制失业的一个有效方法。
It lowers the costs of many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much, the price of your television licence would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube would cost 20 per cent more.
它降低了多种服务费用，没有广告，每天看的报纸价格会上涨四倍，电视收视费会翻番，公共汽车或地铁票也得提高20％以上。
Thus forgetting seems to serve the survival of the individual and the species.
因此遗忘似乎有助于个体及物种的存活。
{adj: able, able-bodied} having a strong healthy body
"an able seaman"
"every able-bodied young man served in the army"
{adj: acting} serving temporarily especially as a substitute
"the acting president"
{adj: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning} serving to warn
"shook a monitory finger at him"
"an exemplary jail sentence"
{adj: appellative, naming} inclined to or serving for the giving of names
"the appellative faculty of children"
"the appellative function of some primitive rites"
{adj: archival} of or relating to or contained in or serving as an archive
{adj: au jus} served in its natural juices or gravy
"roast beef au jus"
{adj: basal, base} serving as or forming a base
"the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"
{adj: basic, introductory} serving as a base or starting point
"a basic course in Russian"
"basic training for raw recruits"
"a set of basic tools"
"an introductory art course"
{adj: beginning, first} serving to begin
"the beginning canto of the poem"
"the first verse"
{adj: burned, burnt} ruined by overcooking
"she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits"
{adj: calefactory, calefactive} serving to heat
"a heating pad is calefactory"
{adj: cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal} serving as an essential component
"a cardinal rule"
"the central cause of the problem"
"an example that was fundamental to the argument"
"computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
{adj: certificatory} serving to certify or endorse authoritatively
{adj: cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike} violating accepted standards or rules
"a dirty fighter"
"used foul means to gain power"
"a nasty unsporting serve"
"fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
{adj: coercive} serving or intended to coerce
"authority is directional instead of coercive"
{adj: collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying} serving to support or corroborate
"collateral evidence"
{adj: congealed, jelled, jellied} congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling
"in Georgia they serve congealed salads"
{adj: conjunctive} serving or tending to connect
<-> disjunctive
{adj: conserving, preserving} saving from harm or loss
"serves a conserving function"
{adj: contrastive} syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence
"disjunctive conjunctions like `but', `or', or `though' serve a contrastive function"
{adj: coordinating, coordinative} serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction
"`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"
<-> subordinating
{adj: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental} serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
"cosmetic fenders on cars"
"the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
{adj: cosmetic, enhancive} serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
"cosmetic surgery"
"enhansive makeup"
{adj: counterbalancing} serving to equilibrate
"he added a counterbalancing weight"
{adj: criterial, criterional} serving as a basis for evaluation
{adj: defensive} serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting
"defensive fortifications"
"defensive dikes to protect against floods"
{adj: demonstrative of} serving to prove or demonstrate
"the oath of office is...demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this subject"- John Marshall
{adj: demonstrative, illustrative} serving to demonstrate
{adj: descriptive} serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
"the descriptive variable"
"a descriptive passage"
<-> undescriptive
{adj: designative} serving to designate
{adj: disjunctive} serving or tending to divide or separate
<-> conjunctive
{adj: distinguishing, identifying} serving to distinguish or identify a species or group
"the distinguishing mark of the species is its plumage"
"distinctive tribal tattoos"
"we were asked to describe any identifying marks or distinguishing features"
{adj: distributive} serving to distribute or allot or disperse
<-> collective
{adj: dividing, divisional} serving to divide or marking a division
"the divisional line between two states"
{adj: dividing} serving simply to separate or partition
"a dividing partition"
{adj: done} cooked until ready to serve
{adj: dysfunctional, nonadaptive} (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose
"dysfunctional behavior"
{adj: edifying, enlightening} enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
"the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read"
<-> unedifying
{adj: emblematic, emblematical, symbolic, symbolical} serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
"a crown is emblematic of royalty"
"the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish"
{adj: emblematic, exemplary, typic} being or serving as an illustration of a type
"the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy"
"an action exemplary of his conduct";
{adj: emotionless, passionless} unmoved by feeling
"he kept his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he served"
"this passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine"-Margaret Deland
{adj: endocentric} fulfilling the grammatical role of one of its constituents
"when `three blind mice' serves as a noun it is an endocentric construction"
<-> exocentric
{adj: evidential, evidentiary} serving as or based on evidence
"evidential signs of a forced entry"
"its evidentiary value"
{adj: evocative, redolent, remindful, reminiscent} serving to bring to mind
"cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note"- Wilder Hobson
"a campaign redolent of machine politics"
{adj: ex officio} by virtue of an office or position
"the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"
{adj: exocentric} not fulfilling the same grammatical role of any of its constituents
"when `until last Easter' serves as an adverb it is an exocentric construction"
<-> endocentric
{adj: expedient} serving to promote your interest
"was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
<-> inexpedient
{adj: explanatory} serving or intended to explain or make clear
"explanatory notes"
"an explanatory paragraph"
{adj: exploratory, explorative} serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
"an exploratory operation"
"exploratory reconnaissance"
"digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"
"exploratory talks between diplomats"
<-> nonexploratory
{adj: explosive} serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
"an explosive device"
"explosive gas"
"explosive force"
"explosive violence"
"an explosive temper"
<-> nonexplosive
{adj: expository, expositive} serving to expound or set forth
"clean expository writing"
{adj: extraordinary} (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials
"an ambassador extraordinary"
{adj: familiarizing, familiarising} serving to make familiar
{adj: first-come-first-serve, rush} not accepting reservations
{adj: future, next, succeeding} (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving
"our next president"
{adj: headed} having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
"headed bolts"
"three-headed Cerberus"
"a cool-headed fighter pilot"
<-> headless
{adj: helpful} providing assistance or serving a useful function
<-> unhelpful
{adj: heuristic} of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
<-> algorithmic
{adj: homologous} having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions
"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
<-> analogous, heterologous
{adj: implemental, instrumental, subservient} serving or acting as a means or aid
"instrumental in solving the crime"
{adj: improvised, jury-rigged, makeshift} done or made using whatever is available
"crossed the river on improvised bridges"
"the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"
"the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
{adj: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden} serving to set in motion
"the magazine's inaugural issue"
"the initiative phase in the negotiations"
"an initiatory step toward a treaty"
"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
"the liner's maiden voyage"
{adj: indexical} of or relating to or serving as an index
{adj: individual, separate, single} characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
"an individual serving"
"single occupancy"
"a single bed"
{adj: inhalant} inhaling or serving for inhalation
"an inhalant pore"
{adj: instructive, informative} serving to instruct of enlighten or inform
<-> uninstructive
{adj: interim} serving during an intermediate interval of time
"an interim agreement"
{adj: introductory, prefatorial, prefatory} serving as an introduction or preface
{adj: introductory} serving to open or begin
"began the slide show with some introductory remarks"
{adj: irritating, irritative} (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite
"an irritative agent"
{adj: marine} of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
"marine barracks"
{adj: ministering, ministrant, attending} serving attendance on someone
"a ministering angel"
"the angels ministrant sang"
"the attending physician"
{adj: monumental} relating or belonging to or serving as a monument
"the use of the arch in monumental architecture"
"monumental sculptures"
{adj: nominative} serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
"nominative noun endings"
"predicate nominative"
{adj: normal} conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
"serve wine at normal room temperature"
"normal diplomatic relations"
"normal working hours"
"normal word order"
"normal curiosity"
"the normal course of events"
<-> abnormal
{adj: objective, accusative} serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
"objective case"
"accusative endings"
{adj: otiose, pointless, superfluous, wasted} serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
"otiose lines in a play"
"advice is wasted words"
{adj: out} directed outward or serving to direct something outward
"the out doorway"
"the out basket"
{adj: partitive, separative} serving to separate or divide into parts
"partitive tendencies in education"
"the uniting influence was stronger than the separative"
{adj: partitive} indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts
"partitive tendencies in education"
{adj: penal} serving as or designed to impose punishment
"penal servitude"
"a penal colony"
{adj: pinchbeck} serving as an imitation or substitute
"pinchbeck heroism"
{adj: possessive, genitive} serving to express or indicate possession
"possessive pronouns"
"the genitive endings"
{adj: promotional} of or relating to serving as publicity
"promotional fares"
{adj: prosthetic} relating to or serving as a prosthesis
{adj: proud} feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
"proud parents"
"proud of his accomplishments"
"a proud moment"
"proud to serve his country"
"a proud name"
"proud princes"
<-> humble
{adj: provocative} serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
"a provocative remark"
"a provocative smile"
"provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
<-> unprovocative
{adj: purgatorial, purging, purifying} serving to purge or rid of sin
"purgatorial rites"
{adj: purpose-built, purpose-made} designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose
{adj: purposeful} serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
<-> purposeless
{adj: rebarbative, repellent, repellant} serving or tending to repel
"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"
"I find his obsequiousness repellent"
{adj: representative} serving to represent or typify
"representative moviegoers"
"a representative modern play"
{adj: restrictive} serving to restrict
"teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
<-> unrestrictive
{adj: rudder-like} formed like and serving like a rudder
{adj: sanctionative, sanctioning} implying sanction or serving to sanction
"the guardian's duties were primarily sanctionative rather than administrative"
{adj: self-service} of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves
{adj: self-serving, self-seeking} interested only in yourself
{adj: serviceable} intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration
"serviceable low-heeled shoes";
{adj: single} existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
"upon the hill stood a single tower"
"had but a single thought which was to escape"
"a single survivor"
"a single serving"
"a single lens"
"a single thickness"
<-> multiple
{adj: sliced} used of meat; cut into pieces for serving
{adj: stodgy} heavy and starchy and hard to digest
"stodgy food"
"a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was already full"
{adj: subordinating, subordinative} serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause
"`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction"
<-> coordinating
{adj: sustentacular} serving to sustain or support
"sustentacular cells"
{adj: taped} secured or held in place by tape
"carefully taped pieces of glass served as a windowpane"
{adj: tractive} exerting traction and serving to pull
{adj: unreal} lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
"ghosts and other unreal entities"
"unreal propaganda serving as news"
<-> real
{adj: working} serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity
"discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"
"they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"
{adv: a la mode} with ice cream on top or on the side
"we served the apple pie a la mode"
{adv: ad interim} for an intervening time; temporarily
"elected to serve ad interim"
{adv: additionally, in addition, to boot} by way of addition; furthermore
"he serves additionally as the CEO"
{adv: devotedly} with devotion
"He served his master devotedly"
{adv: hand and foot} in all ways possible
"they served him hand and foot"
{adv: justly, right} in accordance with moral or social standards
"that serves him right"
"do right by him"
{adv: meritoriously} in a meritorious manner
"he served his country meritoriously"
{adv: organically} as an important constituent
"the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna"
{adv: unofficially} not in an official capacity
"unofficially, he serves as the treasurer"
<-> officially
{n: Army National Guard, ARNG} a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
{n: Black and Tan} an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921
{n: Blighty} a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad
{n: Bullfinch, Charles Bullfinch} United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844)
{n: Burr, Aaron Burr} United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
{n: Calais} a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
{n: Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson} United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
{n: Chase, Salmon P. Chase, Salmon Portland Chase} United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
{n: Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Chung-cheng} Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)
{n: Clark, Joe Clark, Charles Joseph Clark} Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)
{n: Counsel to the Crown} a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
{n: Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA} a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff
{n: Fatah Tanzim, Tanzim} a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
{n: Fedayeen Saddam, Saddam's Martyrs} a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
{n: Frobisher, Sir Martin Frobisher} English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594)
{n: Galbraith, John Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith} United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
{n: Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Indira Nehru Gandhi, Mrs. Gandhi} daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)
{n: Ganymede} (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
{n: Garuda} a supernatural eaglelike being that serves as Vishnu's mount
{n: Gladstone, William Gladstone, William Ewart Gladstone} liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
{n: Groves, Leslie Richard Groves} United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
{n: Havel, Vaclav Havel} Czech dramatist and statesman whose plays opposed totalitarianism and who served as president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and president of the Czech Republic since 1993 (born in 1936)
{n: Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes} United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948)
{n: Jay, John Jay} United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
{n: Kaunda, Kenneth Kaunda, Kenneth David Kaunda} statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924)
{n: Kissinger, Henry Kissinger, Henry Alfred Kissinger} United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923)
{n: Lafayette, La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette} French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
{n: Lateran Palace} a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century
{n: Livingston, Robert R. Livingston} American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
{n: Lord's Resistance Army} a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army
{n: MacArthur, Douglas MacArthur} United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964)
{n: Mammon} (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
"ye cannot serve God and Mammon"
{n: Maryland chicken} chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy
{n: Nonproliferation Center, NPC} an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems
{n: Orly} a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
{n: Paderewski, Ignace Paderewski, Ignace Jan Paderewski} Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)
{n: Pentagon} a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
{n: Pius VI, Giovanni Angelo Braschi, Giannangelo Braschi} Italian pope from 1775 to 1799 who served during the French Revolution; Napoleon attacked the Papal States and in 1797 Pius VI was taken to France where he died (1717-1799)
{n: Plantation} a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America)
"the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century"
{n: Polo, Marco Polo} Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
{n: Powell, Colin Powell, Colin luther Powell} United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
{n: Proteus} (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will
{n: Rankin, Jeannette Rankin} leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
{n: Rawalpindi} an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
{n: Rehnquist, William Rehnquist, William Hubbs Rehnquist} United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)
{n: Rockingham, Second Marquis of Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth} English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
{n: Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet} the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
{n: Rutledge, John Rutledge} United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
{n: Sally Lunn} a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
{n: Sarraceniales, order Sarraceniales} plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
{n: Sazerac} a cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel
{n: Schmidt, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt} German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918)
{n: Sitka} a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
{n: Sloppy Joe} ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun
{n: Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone} United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
{n: Sukarno, Achmad Sukarno} Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970)
{n: TV dinner} a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served
{n: Taney, Roger Taney, Roger Brooke Taney} United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; remembered for his ruling that slaves and their descendants have no rights as citizens (1777-1864)
{n: Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon} any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
{n: Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher, Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Iron Lady} British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925)
{n: United Self-Defense Force of Colombia, United Self-Defense Group of Colombia, Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia, AUC} a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
"the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
{n: United States Public Health Service, PHS} an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health
{n: Victoria plum} a large red plum served as dessert
{n: Vinson, Frederick Moore Vinson} United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953)
{n: Warren, Earl Warren} United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974)
{n: Wellington, Duke of Wellington, First Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Iron Duke} British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
{n: Welsh rarebit, Welsh rabbit, rarebit} cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast
{n: White House} the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
{n: White, Andrew D. White, Andrew Dickson White} United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
{n: Winslow, Edward Winslow} English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
{n: Wykeham, William of Wykeham} English prelate and statesman; founded a college at Oxford and Winchester College in Winchester; served as chancellor of England and bishop of Winchester (1324-1404)
{n: accusative, accusative case, objective case} the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
{n: ace} a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
{n: adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue} a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
"fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
{n: adobo} a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice
{n: affirmation} (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
{n: agency} a business that serves other businesses
{n: agent-in-place} an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
{n: air terminal, airport terminal} a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
{n: alert, alerting} a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
{n: altar boy} a boy serving as an acolyte
{n: anastomotic vein, vena anastomotica} either of two communicating veins serving the brain
{n: anterior cerebral artery} one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into two branches that serve (1) the thalamus and (2) parts of the frontal and parietal cortex
{n: apatetic coloration} coloring serving as natural camouflage
{n: aposematic coloration, warning coloration} conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators
"a skunk's aposematic coloration"
{n: apparatus, setup} equipment designed to serve a specific function
{n: appetizer, appetiser, starter} food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course)
{n: area, country} a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
"it was a mountainous area"
"Bible country"
{n: artificial blood} a liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for blood
{n: assisted suicide} suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible
{n: au pair girl} a foreign girl serving as an au pair
{n: auricular vein, vena auricularis} one of two veins serving the ear region
{n: automat} a cafeteria where food is served from machines
{n: avail, help, service} a means of serving
"of no avail"
"there's no help for it"
{n: axis, axis vertebra} the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head
{n: axle bar} an iron bar that serves as an axletree
{n: bacon and eggs} eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon
{n: bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener} anything that serves as an enticement
{n: ball} round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
"the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"
"the mayor threw out the first ball"
"the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
{n: barrier} anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access
{n: barroom, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom} a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
"he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"
{n: bartender, barman, barkeep, barkeeper, mixologist} an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
{n: bar} a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
{n: batman} an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
{n: beadle} a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services
{n: beef Stroganoff} sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
{n: beer garden} tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
{n: beer glass} a relatively large glass for serving beer
{n: beer mug, stein} a mug intended for serving beer
{n: bell gable} an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
{n: birthday cake} decorated cake served at a birthday party
{n: bistro} a small informal restaurant; serves wine
{n: bitok} a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream
{n: blini, bliny} Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream
{n: blood-brain barrier} a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood; serves to protect the central nervous system
"the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier"
{n: bondman, bondsman} a male bound to serve without wages
{n: bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid} a female bound to serve without wages
{n: bookmobile} a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
{n: bowl} a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
{n: bowl} a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food
{n: brasserie} a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
{n: breadbasket} a basket for serving bread
{n: breadbasket} a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
{n: breadstick, bread-stick} a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup
{n: break, break of serve} (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
"he was up two breaks in the second set"
{n: breakfast food} any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast
{n: brewpub} a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
{n: bronchial vein, vena bronchialis} veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein
{n: brunch} combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning
{n: bulb} a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
{n: burgoo} a gathering at which burgoo stew is served
{n: bus terminal, bus depot, bus station, coach station} a terminal that serves bus passengers
{n: cafeteria} a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
{n: call center, call centre} a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
{n: canopy} a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
{n: cap} something serving as a cover or protection
{n: carafe, decanter} a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
{n: carbonnade flamande, Belgian beef stew} beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
{n: case officer} an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
{n: casserole} food cooked and served in a casserole
{n: casserole} large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
{n: caviar, caviare} salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
{n: cell wall} a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier
{n: cell, cadre} a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
{n: central, telephone exchange, exchange} a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
{n: centrosome, central body} small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
{n: ceras} one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills
{n: cerebral vein, vena cerebri} any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain
{n: cheeseboard, cheese tray} tray on which cheeses are served
{n: chicken Tetrazzini} chicken prepared in a cream sauce with mushrooms and served over pasta; usually topped with cheese
{n: chicken casserole} chicken cooked and served in a casserole
{n: chop suey} meat or fish stir-fried with vegetables (e.g., celery, onions, peppers or bean sprouts) seasoned with ginger and garlic and soy sauce; served with rice; created in the United States and frequently served in Chinese restaurants there
{n: choroid vein, vena choroidea} either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye
{n: chow line} a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
{n: chow mein} chop suey served with fried noodles
{n: circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris} either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
{n: circumflex scapular artery, arteria circumflexa scapulae} an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area
{n: clitoral vein, vena clitoridis} veins that serve the clitoris
{n: cocktail lounge} a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
{n: cocktail party} an afternoon party at which cocktails are served
{n: cocktail} an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
{n: coefficient} a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
{n: coffee mug} a mug intended for serving coffee
{n: coffee table, cocktail table} low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served
{n: coffeecake, coffee cake} a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee
{n: coin box} the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins
{n: cold cereal, dry cereal} a cereal that is not heated before serving
{n: colic vein, vena colica} vein serving the large intestine
{n: conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative} an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
{n: conscientious objector, CO} one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
{n: constructiveness} the quality of serving to build or improve
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{n: consulate} diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
{n: conveyance, transport} something that serves as a means of transportation
{n: convict, con, inmate, jail bird, jailbird, gaolbird, yard bird, yardbird} a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
{n: coquilles Saint-Jacques} scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells
{n: coquille} seafood served in a scallop shell
{n: core} a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
{n: corkage} a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises
{n: corm} solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
{n: council} a body serving in an administrative capacity
"student council"
{n: country store, general store, trading post} a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
{n: coupling, coupler} a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
{n: course} part of a meal served at one time
"she prepared a three course meal"
{n: cream pitcher, creamer} a small pitcher for serving cream
{n: crockery, dishware} tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
{n: crouton} a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
{n: crudites} raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip
{n: crutch} anything that serves as an expedient
"he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
{n: ctenidium} comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks
{n: cue} an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
{n: cupbearer} the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine
{n: cup} a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
{n: cytokine} any of various proteins secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system
{n: daggerboard} a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel
{n: daisy cutter} a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
{n: dative, dative case} the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
{n: decorativeness} an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive
{n: deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus} a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
{n: demitasse} small coffee cup; for serving black coffee
{n: den-mother} someone who plays the role of a den mother
"he serves as den mother to all the freshmen in this dormitory"
"she's the den mother to new secretaries"
{n: denaturant} any substance that serves as a denaturing agent
{n: depressor, depressor nerve} any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves
{n: dessert plate} a small plate on which dessert can be served
{n: dessert wine} still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal
{n: dessert, sweet, afters} a dish served as the last course of a meal
{n: development} a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
"such land is practical for small park developments"
{n: dialectic} a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction
"this situation created the inner dialectic of American history"
{n: digital vein, vena digitalis} one of the veins serving the fingers or toes
{n: dim sum} traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions
{n: dining car, diner, dining compartment, buffet car} a passenger car where food is served in transit
{n: dining table, board} a table at which meals are served
"he helped her clear the dining table"
"a feast was spread upon the board"
{n: dinner bell} a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
{n: dinner napkin} a large napkin used when dinner is served
{n: dinner service, dinner set} a service for serving dinner
{n: dinner table} the dining table where dinner is served and eaten
{n: dinnerware} the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal
{n: dinner} the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
"dinner will be at 8"
"on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church"
{n: diploic vein, vena diploica} one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones
{n: diplomatic mission} a mission serving diplomatic ends
{n: dish, dishful} the quantity that a dish will hold
"they served me a dish of rice"
{n: dish} a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
"we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present"
{n: document} anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
{n: double fault} (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
{n: doughboy} a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread
"the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut"
{n: draft dodger, draft evader} someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
{n: draft, draught, potation, tipple} a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
"they served beer on draft"
{n: drink} a single serving of a beverage
"I asked for a hot drink"
"likes a drink before dinner"
{n: dumbbell} an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
{n: eggcup, egg cup} dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg
{n: elucidation} an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
{n: epicondyle} a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
{n: epigastric vein} veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen
{n: escargot, snail} edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
{n: espresso shop} a cafe where espresso is served
{n: facility} something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
"catering facilities"
"toilet facilities"
"educational facilities"
{n: fast food} inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
{n: fault} (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
"he served too many double faults"
{n: fence, fencing} a barrier that serves to enclose an area
{n: feudalism, feudal system} the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war
{n: field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations} a region in which active military operations are in progress
"the army was in the field awaiting action"
"he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
{n: fish slice} a food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan
{n: flamen} a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
{n: flatfish} sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
{n: foil, enhancer} anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
"pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
{n: foreign legion} a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state
{n: fork} cutlery used for serving and eating food
{n: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie} a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
{n: frequentative} a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
{n: fricassee} pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings
{n: fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction} smug self-serving earnestness
{n: function word, closed-class word} a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
{n: functionality} capable of serving a purpose well
"software with greater functionality"
{n: galantine} boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold
{n: game} (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
"the game is 6 all"
"he is serving for the game"
{n: garnishee} a wage earner who is served with a garnishment
{n: gastroomental vein, gastroepiploic vein, vena gastroomentalis} one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach
{n: gazpacho} a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold
{n: glove anesthesia} a mental disorder involving loss of sensitivity in the hand and wrist
"since no combination of nerves serve this area a glove anesthesia is clearly psychogenic in origin"
{n: gnocchi} (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese
{n: godfather} any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
{n: godmother} any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
{n: grapefruit} large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half
{n: gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat, boat} a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
{n: guard duty, guard, sentry duty, sentry go} the duty of serving as a sentry
"he was on guard that night"
{n: guardhouse} a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
{n: ham and eggs} eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham
{n: hamburger, beefburger, burger} a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients
{n: handwheel} control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated
{n: hard sauce} butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings
{n: hard time} a term served in a maximum security prison
{n: hasty pudding} cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar)
{n: haven, oasis} a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
{n: heading, header, head} a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
"the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
{n: headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base} (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
"many companies have their headquarters in New York"
{n: heart} a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
"a five-pound beef heart will serve six"
{n: helping, portion, serving} 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"
{n: highball glass} a tall glass for serving highballs
{n: highball} a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
{n: hollowware, holloware} silverware serving dishes
{n: hors d'oeuvre} a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
{n: hospital ship} a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
{n: hot cereal} a cereal that is served hot
{n: hot toddy, toddy} a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
{n: hot-fudge sauce, fudge sauce} thick chocolate sauce served hot
{n: hotdog, hot dog, red hot} a frankfurter served hot on a bun
{n: house} a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
"he has a house on Cape Cod"
"she felt she had to get out of the house"
{n: hypogastric plexus, plexus hypogastricus} a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera
{n: ice tea, iced tea} strong tea served over ice
{n: ice water} water served ice-cold or with ice
{n: ice-cream sundae, sundae} ice cream served with a topping
{n: iced coffee, ice coffee} strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
{n: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism} religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
{n: illuminant} something that can serve as a source of light
{n: image} the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
"although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry"
"the company tried to project an altruistic image"
{n: imprecation, malediction} the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
"he suffered the imprecations of the mob"
{n: indication, indicant} something that serves to indicate or suggest
"an indication of foul play"
"indications of strain"
"symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
{n: input file, input data} (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program
{n: intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk} a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
{n: jacket potato} a baked potato served with the jacket on
{n: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey} a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
{n: jaw} the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
{n: judge advocate} a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
{n: juror, juryman, jurywoman} someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
{n: jury duty} the civic duty to serve on a jury
{n: kennel, doghouse, dog house} outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
{n: kludge} a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
{n: lateral geniculate body, corpus geniculatum laterale} a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex
{n: let, net ball} a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
{n: levator} a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)
{n: libation} (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
{n: libation} a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
{n: lieutenant governor} an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States
{n: lifer} a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
{n: light, light source} any device serving as a source of illumination
"he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
{n: lightning rod} someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
{n: line printer, line-at-a-time printer} printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
{n: line} a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
{n: link, linkup, tie, tie-in} a fastener that serves to join or connect
"the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"
{n: liqueur glass} a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner)
{n: liquid diet} a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery
{n: lobster Newburg, lobster a la Newburg} lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice
{n: lodestar, loadstar} something that serves as a model or guide
{n: lunch meat, luncheon meat} any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold
{n: lung} either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
{n: madrilene} a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled
{n: main street, high street} street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
{n: mainframe, mainframe computer} a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
{n: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog} a man who serves as a sailor
{n: marine} a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land
{n: matron of honor} a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding
{n: matzo ball, matzoh ball, matzah ball} a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup
{n: meal, repast} the food served and eaten at one time
{n: medial geniculate body, corpus geniculatum mediale} a neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex
{n: medium, spiritualist, sensitive} someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
"he consulted several mediums"
{n: meniscus, semilunar cartilage} (anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint
{n: metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus} dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
{n: military adviser, military advisor} a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
{n: militiaman} a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
{n: ministrant} someone who serves as a minister
{n: monotony, humdrum, sameness} the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
"he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"
"he was sick of the humdrum of his fellow prisoners"
"he hated the sameness of the food the college served"
{n: morale building, morale booster} anything that serves to increase morale
"the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder"
{n: mushy peas} marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips
{n: myth} a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
{n: nanomia} small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey
{n: negative reinforcing stimulus, negative reinforcer} a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it
{n: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, NADP} a coenzyme similar to NAD and present in most living cells but serves as a reductant in different metabolic processes
{n: nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD} a coenzyme present in most living cells and derived from the B vitamin nicotinic acid; serves as a reductant in various metabolic processes
{n: nihil} (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
"nihil habet"
{n: nominative, nominative case, subject case} the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
<-> oblique
{n: noun} a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb
{n: ocular muscle, eye muscle} one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
{n: officer, ship's officer} a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
"he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
{n: operculum} a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
{n: ophthalmic vein, vena ophthalmica} either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
{n: optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract} the cranial nerve that serves the retina
{n: orderly} a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
"the orderly laid out the general's uniform"
{n: order} a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.)
"I gave the waiter my order"
{n: oriflamme} an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
{n: osso buco} sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
{n: ovenware} heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served
{n: p-n-p transistor} a junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector
{n: pancake turner} turner for serving or turning pancakes
{n: panderer} a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)
{n: papyrus, Egyptian paper reed, Egyptian paper rush, paper rush, paper plant, Cyperus papyrus} tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times
{n: parfait glass} a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served
{n: parole} (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
{n: party line} a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
{n: pastry cart} a serving cart for displaying pastry deserts to restaurant patrons
{n: penalty box} (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
{n: perch} an elevated place serving as a seat
{n: perch} support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
{n: periosteum} a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone
{n: personal digital assistant, PDA, personal organizer, personal organiser, organizer, organiser} a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
{n: pesto} a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
{n: pfannkuchen, german pancake} puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce
{n: pheasant under glass} a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants
{n: picket boat} a boat serving as a picket
{n: picket ship} a ship serving as a picket
{n: piece, slice} a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
"a piece of pie"
"a slice of bread"
{n: pinch bar} a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels
{n: place mat} a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting
{n: plate} a main course served on a plate
"a vegetable plate"
"the blue plate special"
{n: plate} dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
{n: platter} a large shallow dish used for serving food
{n: pleasure} a formal expression
"he serves at the pleasure of the President"
{n: plexus dentalis} a plexus of nerves serving the teeth
{n: police station, police headquarters, station house, police office} a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
"in England they call a police station a police office"
{n: pontoon} (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
{n: pork-and-veal goulash} made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream
{n: positive reinforcing stimulus, positive reinforcer} a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
{n: posseman} an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse
{n: potboy, potman} a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores
{n: pousse-cafe} small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers)
{n: prebendary} a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
{n: preliminary, overture, prelude} something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
"training is a necessary preliminary to employment"
"drinks were the overture to dinner"
{n: press gang} a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
{n: pretext, stalking-horse} something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
{n: primitive} a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
"`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"
{n: prison term, sentence, time} the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"
"his sentence was 5 to 10 years"
"he is doing time in the county jail"
{n: private line} a telephone line serving a single subscriber
{n: punch bowl} a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle
{n: punch} an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl
{n: queen regent} a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot
{n: ramekin, ramequin} a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes
{n: ramekin, ramequin} a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions
{n: ranker} an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces
{n: reaction formation} (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behavior that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them
"his strict morality is just a reaction formation to hide his sexual drive"
{n: recorder} a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs
{n: record} a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
"they could find no record of the purchase"
{n: red flag} a flag that serves as a warning signal
"we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"
{n: refreshment} snacks and drinks served as a light meal
{n: relationship, human relationship} a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
"the relationship between mothers and their children"
{n: remoulade sauce} a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat
{n: representation, delegacy, agency} the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
{n: representation} a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
"a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California"
{n: reticular activating system, RAS} the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
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