helm vs serve

helm

verb
  • To direct or lead (a project, etc.); to manage (an organization). 

  • To control the helm (noun sense 1) of (a marine vessel); to be in charge of steering (a vessel). 

  • To lay out (stalks of corn, or straw) straight to be used for thatching roofs; to yelm. 

noun
  • Something used to control or steer; also (obsolete), a handle of a tool or weapon; a haft, a helve. 

  • The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel. 

  • One in the position of controlling or directing; a controller, a director, a guide. 

  • A position of control or leadership. 

  • A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain, especially one associated with a storm. 

  • Synonym of helmet (“the feature above a shield on a coat of arms”) 

  • A shelter for cattle or other farm animals; a hemmel, a shed. 

  • A stalk of corn, or (uncountable) stalks of corn collectively (that is, straw), especially when bundled together or laid out straight to be used for thatching roofs. 

  • The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman. 

  • The use of a helm (sense 1); also, the amount of space through which a helm is turned. 

serve

verb
  • To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service. 

  • To be useful to; to meet the needs of. 

  • To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.). 

  • To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by. 

  • To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity. 

  • To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance. 

  • To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. 

  • To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc. 

  • To perform (a public obligation). 

  • To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. 

  • To copulate with (of male animals); to cover. 

  • To present an attractive personal appearance. 

  • To usefully take the place as, instead of something else. 

  • To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing. 

  • To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something. 

  • To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence). 

  • To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance. 

  • To be in military service. 

  • To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.) 

  • To work, to operate (a weapon). 

  • To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc. 

noun
  • An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance). 

  • An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games. 

  • A portion of food or drink, a serving. 

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