server
- noun
- /ˈsɜrvər/
- I should have brought my large pie server.
- cake server
- pie server
- salad server
These are salad servers with a garden theme.
- These are salad servers with a garden theme.
Examples
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These are salad servers with a garden theme.
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She won a silver-plated pie server.
Fiction book (2000) -
Stephen told them, "Just a minute, all right?" And he went to the drawer and found the cake server, then tore off several sheets of paper towel.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a huge silver tea service, gold-rimmed china cups and saucers, and a three-tiered silver server with wonderful minuscule cucumber sandwiches and tiny scones.
Fiction book (1994) -
The equipment used for hot holding included hot dog grills, infrared heat lamps, roaster ovens, crock pots, electric saucepans, and food warmer-servers.
Academic text (1993) -
I should have brought my large server to serve the pie.
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These are beautiful servers designed specifically for serving salad.
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The elegant server made it easy to slice and serve the cake.
Synonyms
A flat tray often made of silver that people use to serve food or drinks
A shallow dish used long ago for holding or serving food
A flat, flexible tool with a long handle for turning pancakes or eggs
Compounds
- Texting
A computer or program that stores and sends website pages to people on the internet
- Specialized
A computer on a network that stores files and lets other users access them with permission
- Specialized
Relating to a computer system where one central computer provides services to many connected computers
- Specialized
A problem that makes a computer that runs websites and apps stop working
- Specialized
A computer used only to store and share files for other computers
- Specialized
A computer that shares files on a network and is also used for work
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Server comes from the verb serve, which means 'to put or give food to people'. A cake or pie server is the tool you use to 'serve' slices to guests, so the name tells you its job.