Synonyms:
service, serving, service_of_process
Meaning: the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena"
Synonyms:
helping, portion, serving
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
Many of our delicate dishes, as well as our way of serving food, are their inventions.
"What's in the other? Potatoes au gratin?" as he took off the cover of the other serving dish.
Drain that off, too, and place the rice where it can have moist heat for a while before serving.
There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.
"With the rank of Capitaine de Vaisseau for yourself, and suitable ranks for the officers serving under you.
We can't risk opening out our food again, and as cook at present I am serving something under full allowance.
My parents being dead, and my memory not serving, I know no means of identifying the precise locality. It was on Nolen Creek.
It lighted up the eastern window-panes of the servants' cottage, but the inmates, tired from the unusual serving of the evening before, slept on.
These are not capricious mouthfuls, serving to beguile the boredom of the watch for a brief while; they are substantial repasts, which require several sittings.
All the way down the coast from Massachusetts to Georgia were to be found in the fields, kitchens, and workshops, men, women, and children serving out terms of bondage generally ranging from five to seven years.