serve

Wait on tables

Serve centers on acting for the benefit of another.

A waiter serves customers, a soldier serves their country, a public official serves constituents.

To serve food or drinks is to present them: Dinner is served.

In tennis and volleyball, to serve is to put the ball in play.

A serve is that opening shot.

Something that serves a purpose fulfills it: This will serve our needs.

To serve time is to complete a prison sentence.

Serve someone right means they got what they deserved.

assist

help

Assistance given

aidSupport given freely
supportTo uphold or sustain
benefitAdvantage or gain

assist · contribute · facilitate · provide · attend · cater · accommodate · fulfill · satisfy · meet

tennis

ace

Single-pip card

faultImperfection or blame
volleySimultaneous firing burst
backhandRacket stroke across body

forehand · topspin · slice · lob · net · rally · deuce · advantage · breakpoint · tiebreak

legal

summons

Formal court notification

subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
noticeBecome aware of
warrantFormal authorization document

papers · writ · process · defendant · plaintiff · court · sheriff · litigation · filing · jurisdiction

food

plate

Flat dish for food

dishFood container or recipe
portionDivided share given
coursePlanned path forward

platter · tray · bowl · buffet · waiter · waitress · table · restaurant · meal · appetizer

military

duty

Required moral task

enlistmentVoluntary entry into service
deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
tourPlanned multi-destination journey

country · honor · patriotism · uniform · sacrifice · valor · discipline · veteran · conscription · allegiance

ritual

altar

Sacred ritual table

offeringSomething presented or given
worshipReligious reverence and praise
priestOne who performs sacraments

ceremony · sacrament · communion · liturgy · consecration · devotion · ministry · sanctuary · temple · congregation

function

purpose

Reason something exists

rolePosition or part
workEffort toward a goal
operateControl or perform surgery

function · act · perform · suffice · do · capacity · utility · usefulness

prison

sentence

Complete thought, grammatically

timeMeasured passage of moments
termFixed period or word
incarcerationConfinement in jail

imprisonment · parole · inmate · correctional · jail · penitentiary · stretch · bid

serve

help

ace

summons

plate

duty

altar

purpose

sentence

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