📖 S — The English dictionary · page 29

service — Everyday, meaning 1: A service is work that someone does for other people, like a shop serving customers or a doctor helping patients.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A service is a system that provides something people need, like a bus service or the postal service.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A service is a check and repair of a car or machine.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A religious service is a meeting for worship.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In tennis, a service (serve) is how a point starts.↗ Example: The emergency services arrived very quickly.↗ · The bus service runs every ten minutes.↗ · The service at the café was very friendly.↗ · Dad's car is going in for a service.↗ · We went to a church service on Sunday.↗ · This lift is out of service.↗ · Volunteering is a kind of service to the community.↗ · You've done me right trusty service.↗ · This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: (Torah NUM.4.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service.↗ (Torah NUM.7.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you: What mean ye by this service?↗ (Torah EXO.12.26, JPS 1917)↗ · Is there not a time of service to man upon earth?↗ (Writings JOB.7.1, JPS 1917)↗ · So the service of the house of the LORD was firmly established.↗ (Writings 2CH.29.35, JPS 1917)↗ · All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come — (Writings JOB.14.14, JPS 1917)↗

serviceable — Everyday, meaning 1: Good enough to be used; working well, even if not new or beautiful.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Strong and practical, made to last: serviceable shoes.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Able to be repaired or serviced.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Useful and helpful to people.↗ Example: My old coat is still perfectly serviceable.↗ · The tent was old but serviceable.↗ · She wore serviceable boots for the farm.↗ · His Spanish is serviceable — good enough to order food.↗ · The car is in serviceable condition.↗ · The film had a serviceable plot, but nothing exciting.↗

services — Everyday, meaning 1: Work done for people by someone, rather than goods made (cleaning, hairdressing, banking).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Systems that supply things everyone needs: water, electricity, buses, health care (public services).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Emergency services: police, fire brigade, ambulance, coastguard.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (UK) A place beside a motorway with fuel, food and toilets (motorway services).↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Religious ceremonies (church services).↗ Everyday, meaning 6: The armed forces (the services).↗ Example: Police, fire and ambulance are the emergency services.↗ · Hairdressers and plumbers sell services, not goods.↗ · We stopped at the motorway services for a snack.↗ · The town pays for services like libraries and bin collections.↗ · There are two church services every Sunday.↗ · Grandpa was in the services when he was young.↗ · The internet company offers many online services.↗

servile — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Fit for a slave or servant; having to do with hard, ordinary labor.↗ Example: On the first day shall be a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.↗ (Torah LEV.23.35, JPS 1917)↗ · In the first day shall be a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work; (Torah NUM.28.18, JPS 1917)↗ · In the first day ye shall have a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work.↗ (Torah LEV.23.7, JPS 1917)↗

serving — Everyday, meaning 1: A serving is an amount of food for one person; a portion.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Serving means giving food or drink to people, or working for someone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Serving can describe someone who is working now in an army, team or job, as in «a serving soldier».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In sports like tennis, serving is hitting the ball to start a point.↗ Example: This cake recipe makes 8 servings.↗ · One serving of cereal is 30 g.↗ · The waiter is serving the next table.↗ · If one serving needs 2 eggs, 5 servings need 10 eggs.↗ · She is serving for the match in tennis.↗ · Grandpa was a serving soldier for many years.↗ · Pass me the serving spoon, please.↗ · Only his bride, who was serving as cook to her sisters, recognised her lover at once.↗ · This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: (Torah NUM.4.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of the serving women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.↗ (Torah EXO.38.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Dalet-Tet-Lamed-Nun-Taw, with the tip of the tongue, serving with voice.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

servitude — Everyday, meaning 1: Servitude is the state of being forced to work for someone else and having no freedom, like a slave.↗ Example: The people lived in servitude to the cruel king.↗ · The heifer walked free, with no marks of servitude on her neck.↗ · Better servitude with safety than freedom with danger.↗ · They are called Double, because each letter presents a contrast or permutation; thus Life and Death; Peace and War (Evil); Wisdom and Folly; Riches and Poverty; Grace and Indignation; Fertility and Solitude (Desolation); Power and Servitude.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits.↗ (Writings LAM.1.3, JPS 1917)↗

servo — Everyday, meaning 1: A servo (short for servomotor) is a small motor that can turn to an exact position and hold it, used in robots, remote-control cars and planes and models.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Australia, informal) A servo is a petrol station, short for «service station».↗ Example: We programmed the servo to turn to 90 degrees.↗ · The robot's arm moves with two servos.↗ · The remote-control plane uses servos to move its wings.↗ · Our servo buzzed but would not turn because a wire was loose.↗ · (Australia) Let's stop at the servo for a pie.↗ · (Australia) Dad filled up the car at the servo.↗ · A servo can move to an exact angle, but a normal motor just spins.↗ · The servo opened the little door of our model house.↗

sesame — Everyday, meaning 1: A plant grown in warm countries for its small flat seeds.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The tiny cream or black seeds of that plant, eaten on bread and in food and pressed to make sesame oil.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Open sesame!» — the magic words that open the robbers' cave in the story «Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves»; jokingly, any easy way to get something you want.↗ Example: My burger bun is covered in sesame seeds.↗ · Hummus is made with chickpeas and tahini, a sesame paste.↗ · Ella is allergic to sesame, so we check the labels.↗ · Grandma fries the vegetables in sesame oil.↗ · Ali Baba said "Open sesame!" and the rock door slid open.↗ · The automatic door opened and Leo shouted, "Open sesame!"↗ · Black sesame seeds are used in some Chinese desserts.↗ · The bakery's sesame bagels sell out first.↗ · He said: “Open, Sesame!” and the door opened and shut behind him.↗

session — Everyday, meaning 1: A period of time spent doing one activity, such as a lesson, practice or meeting.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A meeting of a parliament or court, or the time when it meets.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A part of the school day or year.↗ Example: Our swimming session lasts forty-five minutes.↗ · The morning session ends at lunch.↗ · We had a training session after school.↗ · Parliament is in session.↗ · Log out at the end of your session on the school computer.↗ · The art session was messy but fun.↗ · We planned a study session before the test.↗ · Each session has fifteen children.↗

set — Everyday, meaning 1: A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To set is to put something in a place: set the cup on the table.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To set a table is to put plates, knives and forks on it.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To set a timer or alarm is to make it ready for a time.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: The sun sets when it goes down in the evening.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: Jelly or glue sets when it becomes firm.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: Set means ready or fixed: a set time, «ready, set, go».↗ Everyday, meaning 8: In maths a set is a collection of numbers or things.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: To set out is to start a journey.↗ Example: A set of markers has 12 markers.↗ · She bought 3 sets of plates.↗ · He set the timer for 20 minutes.↗ · How many cups are in 5 sets?↗ · Please set the table for dinner.↗ · The sun sets in the west.↗ · Put the jelly in the fridge to set.↗ · Ready, set, go!↗ · The story is set on a farm in Canada.↗ · We set off early to beat the traffic.↗ · Then they set out for home.↗ · And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.↗ (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob.↗ (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And they brought him forth, and set him without the city.↗ (Torah GEN.19.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Set the horn to thy mouth.↗ (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917)↗ · And David set him over his guard.↗ (Prophets 2SA.23.23, JPS 1917)↗ · How shall I set thee as Zeboim?↗ (Prophets HOS.11.8, JPS 1917)↗

setback — Everyday, meaning 1: Something that stops progress or makes things worse for a while; a problem that sets you back.↗ Example: Losing the first match was a setback, but we still won the cup.↗ · The rain was a setback for the builders.↗ · Her injury was a big setback.↗ · Don't give up after one setback.↗ · The plan had a few setbacks.↗ · Every setback teaches you something.↗

sett — Everyday, meaning 1: A sett is the home of a badger: a set of underground tunnels and rooms dug into the earth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sett is also a rectangular stone block used to pave old streets (often wrongly called cobbles).↗ Example: Badgers live in an underground sett.↗ · We saw a badger come out of its sett at dusk.↗ · The sett had five holes and big piles of earth.↗ · It is against the law to damage a badger sett.↗ · The old high street is paved with granite setts.↗ · Bikes rattle over the stone setts.↗ · Some setts are used by badgers for hundreds of years.↗ · Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that Thou settest a watch over me?↗ (Writings JOB.7.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Who by Thy strength settest fast the mountains, who art girded about with might; (Writings PSA.65.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.↗ (Writings PSA.73.18, JPS 1917)↗

setteth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «setteth» means «sets», a form of «set».↗ e.g. A set is a group of things that belong together, like a set of cups or a chess set.↗ Example: Cursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret.↗ (Torah DEU.27.15, JPS 1917) · when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall go in, and his sons, and they shall take down the veil of the screen, and cover the ark of the testimony with it;↗ (Torah NUM.4.5, JPS 1917) · For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.↗ (Torah DEU.32.22, JPS 1917)

setting — Everyday, meaning 1: The place and time where a story happens.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A position of a control on a machine, such as the heat on an oven or the volume on a phone.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The surroundings where something is.↗ e.g. "a lovely setting by the lake".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A place setting is the knife, fork, plate and glass for one person at a table.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: The -ing form of "set".↗ e.g. "The sun is setting."↗ Example: The setting of the story is a farm in winter.↗ · Change the settings on the tablet to make the screen brighter.↗ · Put the oven on a low setting.↗ · Lay a place setting for each guest.↗ · The sun is setting behind the hills.↗ · We are setting off early tomorrow.↗ · Ask an adult before changing privacy settings.↗ · The setting sun shone bright upon a strong bow in his hand.↗ · And thou shalt make settings of gold; (Torah EXO.28.13, JPS 1917)↗ · and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.↗ (Torah EXO.31.5, JPS 1917)↗ · and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.↗ (Torah EXO.35.33, JPS 1917)↗ · A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.↗ (Writings PRO.25.11, JPS 1917)↗ · that thou hast slain My children, and delivered them up, in setting them apart unto them?↗ (Prophets EZK.16.21, JPS 1917)↗

settle — Everyday, meaning 1: To come to rest and stay in one place: dust settles on shelves, the bird settled on a branch.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To make yourself calm or comfortable: settle down for the night.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To decide or agree on something, or to end an argument: settle a disagreement.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To go and live in a new place: the family settled in Canada.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To pay what you owe: settle the bill.↗ Example: Settle down, everyone, and open your books.↗ · Let the muddy water settle, and the soil sinks to the bottom.↗ · The butterfly settled on a flower.↗ · We settled the argument by taking turns.↗ · My cousin is settling in at her new school.↗ · People settled near rivers because of the water.↗ · We finally settled on pizza for dinner.↗ · Snow settled on the rooftops overnight.↗ · "And thus the affair was settled.↗ · And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Asshur: over against all his brethren he did settle.↗ (Torah GEN.25.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth; (Writings PRO.8.25, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.↗ (Writings PSA.68.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And he settled his countenance stedfastly upon him, until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.↗ (Prophets 2KI.8.11, JPS 1917)↗