Are you trying to hyphenate serve? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play His powerful serves won the game |
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Serve a purpose, role, or function The tree stump serves as a table The female students served as a control group This table would serve very well His freedom served him well The table functions as a desk |
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Do duty or hold offices Serve in a specific function He served as head of the department for three years She served in Congress for two terms |
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Contribute or conduce to The scandal served to increase his popularity |
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Be used by As of a utility The sewage plant served the neighboring communities The garage served to shelter his horses |
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Help to some food Help with food or drink I served him three times |
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And after that he helped himself |
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Provide (usually but not necessarily food) We serve meals for the homeless She dished out the soup at 8 P.M. The entertainers served up a lively show |
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Devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas She served the art of music He served the church Serve the country |
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Promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to Art serves commerce Their interests are served The lake serves recreation The President's wisdom has served the country well |
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Spend time in prison or in a labor camp He did six years for embezzlement |
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Work for or be a servant to May I serve you? She attends the old lady in the wheelchair Can you wait on our table |
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Please? Is a salesperson assisting you? The minister served the King for many years |
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Deliver a warrant or summons to someone He was processed by the sheriff |
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Be sufficient Be adequate, either in quality or quantity A few words would answer This car suits my purpose well Will $100 do? A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school Nothing else will serve |
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Do military service She served in Vietnam My sons never served |
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Because they are short-sighted |
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Mate with Male animals serve the females for breeding purposes |
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Put the ball into play It was Agassi's turn to serve |
| noun | service, tennis stroke, tennis shot
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| verb | function, suffice, do, answer |
| verb | work, do work
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| verb | effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
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| verb | service, function, work, operate, go, run |
| verb | help, provide, supply, ply, cater |
| verb | serve up, dish out, dish up, dish, provide, supply, ply, cater |
| verb | work |
| verb | serve well, foster, nurture |
| verb | do, spend, pass |
| verb | attend to, wait on, attend, assist, help, assist, aid |
| verb | process, swear out, deliver |
| verb | suffice, do, answer, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to
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| verb | work, do work
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| verb | service, copulate, mate, pair, couple |
| verb | move, go |