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Definition: TO SERVE THE TIME |
TO SERVE THE TIME1. To regulate one's actions by the requirements of the time instead of by one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.] They think herein we serve the time, because thereby we either hold or seek preferment. --Hooker. Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help; assist; benefit; succor. |
| Language | Translations for "TO SERVE THE TIME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Hungarian | opportunista (opportunist, opportunistic, trimmer, vicar of Bray), alkalmazkodik (accommodate, conform, suit, to comply with, to conform, to toe the line, to toe the mark). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay ervesay ethay imetay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-e-h-i-m-o-r-s-t-t-t-v" | |
-4 letters: meteorites. | |
-5 letters: hermetist, meteorite, overtimes, serviette, thermites, thermoset, threesome, totemites. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F      53 45 52 56 45      54 48 45      54 49 4D 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01010011 01000101 01010010 01010110 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001001 01001101 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   S E R V E   T H E   T I M E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F      0053 0045 0052 0056 0045      0054 0048 0045      0054 0049 004D 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449253395256392544239254434739 |
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