social
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties
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pollute
Webster Dictionary
to render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social intercourse
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foster home
(foster home)
Princeton's WordNet
a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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catchment area
(ˈkætʃ mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an area served by a hospital, social service agency, etc.
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caterer
(ˈkeɪ tər ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person whose business is to provide food, supplies, and service at social gatherings.
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social work
(ˈsoʊ ʃəˌlaɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any organized service or activity designed to improve social conditions in a community, as assistance to poor persons or troubled families.
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visiting nurse
(ˌvɪz ɪˈteɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a registered nurse employed by a social service agency to give medical care to the sick in their homes or to implement other public health programs.
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boycott
Webster Dictionary
the process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion
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socage
Webster Dictionary
a tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service, in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by fealty and twenty shillings rent
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socialism
Webster Dictionary
a theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See Communism, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, forms of socialism
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militia
Webster Dictionary
in the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies
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chivalry
Webster Dictionary
a tenure of lands by knight's service; that is, by the condition of a knight's performing service on horseback, or of performing some noble or military service to his lord
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conventionality
Webster Dictionary
the state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life
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socage
(socage)
Princeton's WordNet
land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service
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laundromat
(launderette, Laundromat)
Princeton's WordNet
a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
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launderette
(launderette, Laundromat)
Princeton's WordNet
a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
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serviceable
(serviceable)
Princeton's WordNet
ready for service or able to give long service
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ministrant
Webster Dictionary
performing service as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command; subordinate
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pressman
Webster Dictionary
one of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval service; also, one forced into the service
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desert
Webster Dictionary
to abandon a service without leave; to quit military service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to abscond
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tenement
Webster Dictionary
that which is held of another by service; property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in consideration of some military or pecuniary service; fief; fee
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serve
Webster Dictionary
to be in service; to do duty; to discharge the requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc
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underclass
(ˈʌn dərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a social stratum consisting of persons living in persistent poverty and social isolation.
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social engineering
(ˈsoʊ ʃəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the application of the findings of social science to the solution of actual social problems.
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function
(ˈfʌŋk ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the contribution made by a social activity or structure to the maintenance of a social system.
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casework
(ˈkeɪsˌwɜrk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
social work involving direct contact between the social worker and the individual or family being helped.
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class
(æs, klɑs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a social stratum sharing basic economic, political, or cultural characteristics, and having the same social position:
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sociometry
(ˌsoʊ siˈɒm ɪ tri, ˌsoʊ ʃi-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the measurement of attitudes of social acceptance or rejection through expressed preferences among members of a social grouping.
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case study
(əˈsɜrn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in the social sciences) an analytical study of the development of an individual unit, as a person, family, or social institution.
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dysfunction
(ɪsˈfʌŋk ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a consequence of a social activity or structure that undermines a social system.
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