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Term: serve

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "serve": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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serve

Definitions

Noun

  1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

Verb

  1. Serve a purpose, role, or function
  2. Do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
  3. Contribute or conduce to
  4. Be used by; as of a utility
  5. Help to some food; help with food or drink
  6. Provide (usually but not necessarily food)
  7. Devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas
  8. Promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to
  9. Spend time in prison or in a labor camp
  10. Work for or be a servant to
  11. Deliver a warrant or summons to someone
  12. Be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
  13. Do military service
  14. Mate with
  15. Put the ball into play
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "serve".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 served 1 119
2 serve 1 107
3 observed 2 74
4 reserve 2 37
5 serves 1 37
6 preserve 2 35
7 reserved 2 27
8 observe 2 25
9 observers 3 20
10 preserved 2 19
11 deserves 2 16
12 observer 3 16
13 deserve 2 12
14 deserved 2 12
15 preserves 2 11
16 observes 2 8
17 reserves 2 5
18 conserve 2 3
19 undeserved 3 1
20 bancserve 2 0
21 compuserve 3 0
22 compuserve's 3 0
23 conserved 2 0
24 deservedly 4 0
25 meserve 2 0
26 meservey 3 0
27 preserver 3 0
28 preservers 3 0
29 reserve's 2 0
30 reserveese 3 0
31 servello 3 0
32 server 2 0
33 servers 2 0
34 underserve 3 0
35 underserved 3 0
36 unpreserved 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "serve".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 serv 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "serve".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 service 2 315
2 served 1 119
3 serves 1 37
4 reserve 2 37
5 observe 2 25
6 deserve 2 12
7 verve 1 4
8 steve 1 3
9 swerve 1 2
10 swerved 1 2
11 servile 2 2
12 sieve 1 1
13 server 2 0
14 seve 2 0
15 serv 1 0
16 sere 1 0
17 servers 2 0
18 meserve 2 0
19 shere 1 0
20 sevey 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "serve" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 serve as 1 8
2 serve the 1 3
3 serve an 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "serve" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 to serve 1 9
2 they serve 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "serve" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 songs 1 2
2 may 1 2
3 built 1 2
4 buses 2 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "serve".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 servo 2 5

Results:

Term

Definitions: 16

Fragments: 36

Sound Alikes: 1

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 3

Words that Precede: 2

Statistically Associated: 4

Consonant Matches: 1

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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Volleyball Match Times Announced for AVCA First Serve
Apr 7, 2026 Wisconsin Badgers
Feed the Boro to serve 4 millionth meal at next food drop
Jul 23, 2026 WSAV-TV
Rural Interprofessional Longitudinal Scholars serve rural communities
Jul 18, 2026 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Data proves who had the best serve between Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
Jul 24, 2026 Tennishead
‘This week is the most blessed I’ve ever been in my life’; Faith-based organization repairs local homes
Jul 25, 2026 WOWK 13 News
A different kind of call to serve: Newton Police Department extends “Stuff the Patrol Vehicle” school supply drive
Jul 26, 2026 WTOK
Opinion/Guest column: Too few US reps, too many people to serve
Jul 26, 2026 Worcester Telegram

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