break break of serve | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving, he was up two breaks in the second set |
serve service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play, his powerful serves won the game |
ready-made | a manufactured artifact (as a garment or piece of furniture) that is made in advance and available for purchase, their apartment was furnished with ready-mades |
ready-to-wear | ready-made clothing, she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked |
reckoner ready reckoner | a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation |
ready-mix | a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish |
ready cash cold cash ready money | money in the form of cash that is readily available, his wife was always a good source of ready cash, he paid cold cash for the TV set |
ready | poised for action, their guns were at the ready |
fix prepare set up ready gear up set | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc, Get the children ready for school!, prepare for war, I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill |
serve | put the ball into play, It was Agassi's turn to serve |
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 |
drop one's serve | lose a game in which one is serving |
serve serve up dish out dish up dish | provide (usually but not necessarily food), We serve meals for the homeless, She dished out the soup at P.M., The entertainers served up a lively show |
serve help | help to some food, help with food or drink, I served him three times, and after that he helped himself |
serve service | mate with, male animals serve the females for breeding purposes |
serve process swear out | deliver a warrant or summons to someone, He was processed by the sheriff |
cook fix ready make prepare | prepare for eating by applying heat, Cook me dinner, please, can you make me an omelette?, fix breakfast for the guests, please |
serve d | do military service, She served in Vietnam, My sons never served, because they are short-sighted |
serve attend to wait on attend assist | 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 |
service serve | be used by, as of a utility, The sewage plant served the neighboring communities, The garage served to shelter his horses |
serve | 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 |
suffice do answer serve c | be sufficient, be adequate, either in quality or quantity, A few words would answer, This car suits my purpose well, Will $do?, A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school, Nothing else will serve |
serve | contribute or conduce to, The scandal served to increase his popularity |
serve serve well | 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 |
serve function c | 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 |
serve do | spend time in prison or in a labor camp, He did six years for embezzlement |
handy ready to hand(p) | easy to reach, found a handy spot for the can opener |
ready(a) | (of especially money) immediately available, he seems to have ample ready money, a ready source of cash |
ready-cooked | cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale |
ready-made | made for purchase and immediate use |
off-the-rack off-the-shelf off-the-peg ready-to-wear | (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock, a ready-made jacket, ready-to-wear clothes |
ready-to-eat | food products that are prepared in advance and can be eaten as sold |
ready-made | commercially produced, not homemade, ready-made clothes |
rough-and-ready | crude but effective for the purpose at hand |
quick ready | apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity, a quick mind, a ready wit |
active combat-ready fighting(a) | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations, on active duty, the platoon is combat-ready, review the fighting forces |
cliched ready-made | repeated regularly without thought or originality, ready-made phrases |
oven-ready | prepared before sale and ready to be cooked |
ready | made suitable and available for immediate use, dinner is ready |
ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress, get ready, she is ready to resign, the bridge is ready to collapse, I am ready to work, ready for action, ready for use, the soup will be ready in a minute, ready to learn to read |
at the ready(p) | ready for immediate use, soldiers with guns at the ready, students with pens and notebooks at the ready |
waiting ready and waiting(p) | being and remaining ready and available for use, waiting cars and limousines lined the curb, found her mother waiting for them, an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests, military forces ready and waiting |
first-come-first-serve(p) rush | not accepting reservations |
ready | mentally disposed, he was ready to believe her |