an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance | the act of making or becoming a single unit |
the act of public worship following prescribed rules | the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play | a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner) |
the act of mating by male animals | the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts |
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone | an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer |
periodic maintenance on a car or machine | a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations |
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets |
employment in or work for another | healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones |
work done by one person or group that benefits another | the state of being joined or united or linked |
(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 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) |
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 | |