(an act of) help or assistance to another or others; an organized system of work etc for the needs of the public
aid, help
Cases of word usage
1) a building in which monks or nuns live as a community in the service of God (abbey)
2) written statement of charges for goods delivered or service given; a proposed law to be discussed by a parliament (called an act when passed) (bill)
3) (Corps Diplomatique) Diplomatic Service (CD)
4) to release (a soldier) from military service (demobilize)
5) a building in which to keep a car or cars; a roadside petrol and service station; to put (a vehicle) in a garage (garage)
6) a song of praise to God, as used in a religious service (hymn)
7) of, for, very many people; a lump, quantity of matter, without regular shape; the main religious service (in the Roman Catholic Church) (mass)
8) a person at the head of a government department; to give help or service to a person, her or his needs (minister)
9) a man who, after taking religious vows, lives with other men in a monastery in the service of God (monk)
10) a woman who, after taking religious vows, lives with other women in a convent in the service of God (nun)