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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

service contract
noun a contract for maintenance services

service cutback
noun the act of reducing service

service department
noun the division of a business that provides customer services

service department
noun a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired

service door
service entrance noun an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse

service industry
noun an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects

service line
noun the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line

service staff
maintenance staff noun those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant

service station
noun a station where service is provided

service stripe
hashmark noun an insignia worn to indicate years of service

service tree
sorb apple tree noun medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit

serviceability
serviceableness noun the quality of being able to provide good service

serviceable
adjective capable of being put to good use; `a serviceable kitchen gadget`

serviceman
military man noun someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; `two men stood sentry duty`

services
noun performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; `the mayor tried to maintain city services`; `the medical services are excellent`

servicing
noun the act of mating by male animals; `the bull was worth good money in servicing fees`

servile
adjective submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; `spoke in a servile tone`; `the incurably servile housekeeper`; `servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work`

servile(a)
adjective relating to or involving slaves; `Brown`s attempt at servile insurrection`; `the servile wars of Sicily`

serving
service of process noun the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; `he accepted service of the subpoena`

serving cart
noun a handcart for serving food

serving dish
noun a dish used for serving food

servitor
noun someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else

servitude
noun state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; `penal servitude`

servo
servomechanism noun control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system

servomechanical
servo adjective of or involving servomechanisms

sesame
benne noun East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

sesame oil
noun oil obtained from sesame seeds

sesame seed
benniseed noun small oval seeds of the sesame plant

sesamoid bone
sesamoid noun any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint

Sesamum
genus Sesamum noun tropical African and Indian herbs

sesbania
noun any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers

Seseli
genus Seseli noun a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots

Sesotho
Basuto noun the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho

sesquipedalian
adjective given to the overuse of long words; `sesquipedalian orators`; `this sesquipedalian way of saying one has no money`

sesquipedality
noun using long words

sessile
stalkless adjective attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; `sessile flowers`; `the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate`

sessile polyp
noun a relatively flat polyp

session
noun a meeting devoted to a particular activity; `a filming session`; `a gossip session`

session cookie
noun a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when you close the link

Sessions
Roger Sessions noun United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)

set
readiness noun (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; `the subjects` set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution`; `his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set`

set
band 1 lot noun an unofficial association of people or groups; `the smart set goes there`; `they were an angry lot`

set ahead
verb move forward; `we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward`

set ashore
shore verb arrive on shore; `The ship landed in Pearl Harbor`

set aside
verb make inoperative or stop; `suspend payments on the loan`

set decoration
noun a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production

set down
verb cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; `set down your bags here`

set gun
spring gun noun a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off

set in stone
carved in stone adjective no longer changeable; `the agreement is not yet set in stone`

set piece
noun a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting

set point
noun (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis

set shot
noun a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position

set square
noun a try square with an adjustable sliding head

set theory
noun the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets

set up
adjective well established and ready to function; `things I can do now that I`m set up`

set up
verb place; `Her manager had set her up at the Ritz`

set-back
setoff noun structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

set-to
noun a brief but vigorous fight

set(p)
adjective being below the horizon; `the moon is set`

seta
noun a stiff hair or bristle

Setaria
genus Setaria noun annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses

setback
noun an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Sete Quedas
Guaira noun a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay

Seth
noun (Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel

Seth Thomas
noun United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

Seton
Elizabeth Seton noun United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)

Setophaga
genus Setophaga noun a genus of Parulidae

setscrew
noun a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

settee
noun a small sofa

setter
noun a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

setting
noun the context and environment in which something is set; `the perfect setting for a ghost story`

setting
noun a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; `the diamond was in a plain gold mount`

settle
noun a long wooden bench with a back

settle
verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; `dust settled on the roofs`

settle down
verb settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground; `dust settled on the roofs`

settled
adjective not changeable; `a period of settled weather`

settlement
noun something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; `the finally reached a settlement with the union`; `they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences`; `he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure`

settlement house
noun a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services

settler
colonist noun a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country

settling
subsiding noun a gradual sinking to a lower level

Setubal
noun a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon

setup
noun the way something is organized or arranged; `it takes time to learn the setup around here`

Seurat
Georges Seurat noun French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891)

seven
7 adjective being one more than six

Seven Hills of Rome
noun the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built

seven seas
noun an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; `the old salt had sailed the seven seas`

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Seven Wonders of the World noun impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe

Seven Years` War
noun a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it

seven-membered
7-membered adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with seven members

seven-sided
adjective having seven sides

seven-spot
noun a spot with seven pips on the face

seven-up
old sledge noun a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game

sevenfold
adverb seven times; `the population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years`

sevens
parliament noun a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards

seventeen
17 adjective being one more than sixteen

seventeen-year locust
periodical cicada noun North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature

seventeenth
17th adjective coming next after the sixteenth in position

seventh
7th adjective coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position

Seventh Avenue
noun an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south

seventh chord
noun a triad with a seventh added