(noun) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games. Example: "Whose serve is it?"
"Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold."
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are."
"If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve."
"Self-love requires letting go of relationships, habits, and choices that are familiar but no longer serve you."
"Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size."