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serve vs wash

wash vs serve

serve and wash both are nouns.

serve and wash both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
serve Yes No Yes No
wash Yes No Yes No
As verbs, wash is a hyponym of serve; that is, wash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than serve:
  • serve: deliver a warrant or summons to someone
  • wash: clean with some chemical process
Other hyponyms of serve include subpoena, rinse.
serve (noun) wash (noun)
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
a thin coat of water-base paint
the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)
serve (verb) wash (verb)
do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
put the ball into play to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
provide (usually but not necessarily food) remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
help to some food; help with food or drink make moist
deliver a warrant or summons to someone wash or flow against
mate with form by erosion
be used by; as of a utility wash by removing particles
work for, or be a servant to cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
do military service clean with some chemical process
spend time in prison or in a labor camp apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
contribute or conduce to move by or as if by water
promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to be capable of being washed
serve a purpose, role, or function admit to testing or proof
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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