service vs fault
fault vs serviceservice and fault both are nouns.
service and fault both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| service | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| fault | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
fault is a hyponym of
service; that is, fault is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
service:
- service: (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- fault: (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
| service (noun) | fault (noun) |
|---|---|
| an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
| the act of public worship following prescribed rules | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) |
| (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection |
| the act of mating by male animals | responsibility for a bad situation or event |
| the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) |
| periodic maintenance on a car or machine | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other |
| the performance of duties by a waiter or servant | an imperfection in an object or machine |
| employment in or work for another | |
| work done by one person or group that benefits another | |
| (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 | |
| tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table | |
| a means of serving | |
| a force that is a branch of the armed forces | |
| a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation |
| service (verb) | fault (verb) |
|---|---|
| make fit for use | put or pin the blame on |
| mate with | |
| be used by; as of a utility |
Words related to "service"
- Marines
- accommodation
- ace
- activity
- aid
- air force
- airforce
- armed forces
- armed service
- armed services
- army
- assist
- assistance
- avail
- badminton
- bringing
- care
- case law
- chapel
- chapel service
- child care
- childcare
- church
- church service
- coastguard
- committal service
- common law
- community service
- company
- conjugation
- consulting service
- copulate
- couple
- coupling
- curb service
- delivery
- devotional
- dinner service
- dinner set
- disservice
- divine service
- employment
- facility
- fault
- force
- function
- go
- ground forces
- help
- help desk
- helpdesk
- helpfulness
- hot line
- hotline
- inspection and repair
- interim overhaul
- invocation
- knight's service
- lawn tennis
- let
- maintenance
- mate
- mating
- military
- military force
- military group
- military machine
- military service
- military unit
- national service
- naval forces
- navy
- net ball
- none
- operate
- overhaul
- pair
- pairing
- personnel
- place setting
- prayer meeting
- prayer service
- precedent
- public service
- public utility
- public utility company
- public-service corporation
- regular army
- religious ceremony
- religious ritual
- religious service
- run
- seating
- self-service
- serve
- service of process
- servicing
- serving
- setting
- sexual union
- socage
- squash
- squash rackets
- squash racquets
- stand
- supplication
- table service
- tableware
- tennis
- tennis shot
- tennis stroke
- tune
- tune up
- union
- upkeep
- utility
- valet parking
- vesper
- war machine
- watch night
- work
Words related to "fault"
- Denali Fault
- San Andreas Fault
- accuse
- badminton
- balls-up
- ballup
- betise
- blame
- blister
- bloomer
- blooper
- blot
- blunder
- boner
- boo-boo
- botch
- break
- breakdown
- bug
- bungle
- charge
- cleft
- cockup
- confusion
- crack
- crevice
- defect
- demerit
- distortion
- double fault
- electronics
- equipment failure
- error
- fault line
- faulting
- faulty
- fissure
- flaw
- flub
- folly
- foolishness
- footfault
- foul-up
- fracture
- fuckup
- geological fault
- geology
- glitch
- hole
- imbecility
- imperfection
- imperfectness
- inclined fault
- incursion
- lapse
- lawn tennis
- mess-up
- miscalculation
- miscue
- misestimation
- misreckoning
- mistake
- mix-up
- nonaccomplishment
- nonachievement
- offside
- omission
- oversight
- parapraxis
- pratfall
- renege
- responsibility
- responsibleness
- revoke
- scissure
- serve
- service
- shift
- skip
- slip
- slip-up
- smear
- smirch
- spot
- squash
- squash rackets
- squash racquets
- stain
- strike-slip fault
- stupidity
- tennis
- worth
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