Bead proof
() Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it |
Bead proof
() A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken. |
Bond service
() The condition of a bond servant |
Bord service
() Service due from a bordar |
Bullet-proof
(a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. |
High-proof
(a.) Highly rectified |
High-proof
(a.) So as to stand any test. |
Knight service
() A tenure of lands held by knights on condition of performing military service. See Chivalry, n., 4. |
Plot-proof
(a.) Secure against harm by plots. |
Proof
(n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth |
Proof
(n.) That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief |
Proof
(n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried |
Proof
(n.) Firmness of mind |
Proof
(n.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination |
Proof
(n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5. |
Proof
(v. t.) Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable |
Proof
(a.) Used in proving or testing |
Proof
(a.) Firm or successful in resisting |
Proof
(a.) Being of a certain standard as to strength |
Proof-arm
(v. t.) To arm with proof armor |
Proof-proof
(a.) Proof against proofs |
Service
() Alt. of Service |
Service
() A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries. |
Service
(n.) The act of serving |
Service
(n.) The deed of one who serves |
Service
(n.) Office of devotion |
Service
(n.) Hence, a musical composition for use in churches. |
Service
(n.) Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge |
Service
(n.) Useful office |
Service
(n.) Profession of respect |
Service
(n.) The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it |
Service
(n.) The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law |
Service
(n.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc. |
Service
(n.) The act of serving the ball. |
Service
(n.) Act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13. |
Shame-proof
(n.) Shameless. |
Shot-proof
(a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
| service | the performance of duties by a waiter or servant, that restaurant has excellent service |
| curb service | service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles |
| self-service | the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria) |
validation
proof
substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
overhaul
inspection and repair
service | periodic maintenance on a car or machine, it was time for an overhaul on the tractor |
service serving
service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
| service cutback | the act of reducing service |
serve
service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play, his powerful serves won the game |
| service | work done by one person or group that benefits another, budget separately for goods and services |
| consulting service | service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) |
| advisory service | a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making |
attestation service
attestation report | a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else |
| national service | compulsory service in the military during peacetime |
| service | (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him |
| military service | land tenure by service in the lord's army |
| knight's service | land tenure by service to the lord as a knight |
welfare work
social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
| service | employment in or work for another, he retired afteryears of service |
| public service | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) |
sea-duty
service abroad
shipboard duty | naval service aboard a ship at sea |
servicing
service | the act of mating by male animals, the bull was worth good money in servicing fees |
extension
extension service
university extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
service religious service
divine service | the act of public worship following prescribed rules, the Sunday service |
church service
church | a service conducted in a house of worship, don't be late for church |
prayer meeting
prayer service | a service at which people sing hymns and pray together |
chapel service
chapel | a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar, he was late for chapel |
| committal service | service committing a body to the grave, the committal service will be held next Monday |
| burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
conscription
muster
draft selective service | compulsory military service |
| service | an act of help or assistance, he did them a service |
disservice
ill service
ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly, he did them a disservice |
| community service | an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence |
| community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
| service call | a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service |
cable cable television
cable system
cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
damp-proof course
damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
dinner service
dinner set | a table service for serving dinner |
freight elevator
service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight |
frontage road
service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
| garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
kepi
peaked cap
service cap
yachting cap | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor |
| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
service
table service | tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
| service club | a recreational center for servicemen |
service door
service entrance
servant's entrance | an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse |
| service station | a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles |
tea service
tea set | a set of china or silverware for serving tea |
longevity
length of service | duration of service, her longevity as a star, had unusual longevity in the company |
combat ceiling
service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |