be+a+timeserver
21jack of the clock house — Minute jack Mi*nute jack , n. 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; called also {jack of the clock house}. [1913 Webster] 2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
22Minute-jack — Mi*nute jack , n. 1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful clocks; called also {jack of the clock house}. [1913 Webster] 2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
23Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… …
24Served — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …
25Serving — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …
26Timeling — Time ling (t[imac]m l[i^]ng), n. A timeserver. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
27Timepleaser — Time pleas er, n. One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver. [1913 Webster] Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
28Timeserving — Time serv ing, n. An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one s independence, and sometimes of one s integrity. [1913 Webster] Syn: Temporizing. Usage: {Timeserving},… …
29Timist — Tim ist, n. [Written also timeist.] 1. (Mus.) A performer who keeps good time. [1913 Webster] 2. A timeserver. [Obs.] Overbury. [1913 Webster] …
30To serve a process — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf …