- Types Of Speech
- You can use serve as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Serve
- A 2 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters e, r, s, and v, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter r. Serve starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters s, se, ser, serv, and the ending characters are e, ve, rve, erve, ..
- Definition
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Serve is set as a grade six word that starts with s, ends with e, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is serve a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Serve in Pig Latin is said as "ervesay or ervesway".
- Unigram
- s | e | r | v | e
- Bigram
- se | er | rv | ve
- Trigram
- ser | erv | rve
- Quadrigram
- serv | erve
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;
"his powerful serves won the game"
- Verb Examples
- put the ball into play;
"It was Agassi's turn to serve" - 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" - 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" - help to some food;
help with food or drink;
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" - mate with;
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" - deliver a warrant or summons to someone;
"He was processed by the sheriff" - do military service;
"She served in Vietnam";
"My sons never served, because they are short-sighted" - 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, please?";
"Is a salesperson assisting you?";
"The minister served the King for many years" - be used by;
as of a utility;
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities";
"The garage served to shelter his horses" - 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" - 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" - contribute or conduce to;
"The scandal served to increase his popularity" - 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 counrty well" - 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" - spend time in prison or in a labor camp;
"He did six years for embezzlement"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| Accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| Accord | sympathetic compatibility |
| Account | the quality of taking advantage "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
| Act | something that people do or cause to happen |
| Act As | |
| Act For | |
| Adapt | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| Administer | give or apply (medications) |
| Administer To |
View all cognitive synonyms for Serve
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Serve | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play "his powerful serves won the game" |
| Verse | a piece of poetry |
| Evers | United States civil rights worker in Mississippi was killed by a sniper (1925-1963) |
| Sever | cut off from a whole "His head was severed from his body" "The soul discerped from the body" |
View English words with the unique letters used in serve. Words With The Letters Ersv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Serve | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play "his powerful serves won the game" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tennis Shot | |
| Tennis Stroke |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ace | a serve that the receiver is unable to reach |
| Fault | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
| Let | a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver''s court; the ball must be served again |
| Net Ball |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Server | Yes | Yes |
| Servet | Yes | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | reserve | ||
| Serve (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | eesvr | ||
| Swerve (6 letters) | 12 +4 | 13 +4 | swerve | ||
| Versed (6 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | versed | ||
| Revers (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 +1 | revers | ||
| Scarf (5 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | scarf | ||
| Server (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 +1 | revers | ||
| Reserve (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | reserve | ||
| Verse (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | eesvr | ||
| Saver (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | saver | ||
| Evers (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | eesvr | ||
| Varese (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 +1 | varese | ||
| Versace (7 letters) | 12 +4 | 14 +5 | versace | ||
| Sever (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | eesvr | ||
| Deserve (7 letters) | 11 +3 | 12 +3 | severed | ||
| Severe (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 +1 | severe | ||
| Severed (7 letters) | 11 +3 | 12 +3 | severed | ||
| Adverse (7 letters) | 11 +3 | 12 +3 | adeersv | ||
| Assever (7 letters) | 10 +2 | 11 +2 | aeerssv | ||
| Averse (6 letters) | 9 +1 | 10 +1 | varese | ||
| Revs (4 letters) | 7 | 8 | revs | ||
| Sevared (7 letters) | 11 +3 | 12 +3 | adeersv | ||
| Carvers (7 letters) | 12 +4 | 14 +5 | acerrsv |
Serve Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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