set

Definitions

1. 1past tense & past participle

   of Set

2. 2transitive verb

   To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest or trunk on its bottom or on end.

3. 3transitive verb

   Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.

4. 4transitive verb

   To make to assume specified place, condition, or occupation; to put in a certain condition or state (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be.

5. 5transitive verb

   To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to.

6. 6transitive verb

   To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud.

7. 7transitive verb

   To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance.

8. 8transitive verb

   To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard.

9. 9transitive verb

   To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass in a sash.

10. 10transitive verb

    To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.

11. 11transitive verb

    To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.

12. 12transitive verb

    To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.

13. 13transitive verb

    To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship.

14. 14transitive verb

    To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.

15. 15transitive verb

    To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone.

16. 16transitive verb

    To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.

17. 17transitive verb

    To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.

18. 18transitive verb

    To stake at play; to wager; to risk.

19. 19transitive verb

    To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing.

20. 20transitive verb

    To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.

21. 21transitive verb

    To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.

22. 22transitive verb

    To value; to rate; -- with at.

23. 23transitive verb

    To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs.

24. 24transitive verb

    To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.

25. 25transitive verb

    To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill.

26. 26transitive verb

    To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.

27. 27intransitive verb

    To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end.

28. 28intransitive verb

    To fit music to words.

29. 29intransitive verb

    To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.

30. 30intransitive verb

    To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom).

31. 31intransitive verb

    To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.

32. 32intransitive verb

    To congeal; to concrete; to solidify.

33. 33intransitive verb

    To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward.

34. 34intransitive verb

    To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out.

35. 35intransitive verb

    To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter.

36. 36intransitive verb

    To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.

37. 37intransitive verb

    To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.

38. 38adjective

    Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.

39. 39adjective

    Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.

40. 40adjective

    Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.

41. 41adjective

    Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.

42. 42adjective

    Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.

43. 43noun

    The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination.

44. 44noun

    That which is set, placed, or fixed.

45. 45noun

    A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.

46. 46noun

    That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture.

47. 47noun

    Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.

48. 48noun

    A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set.

49. 49noun

    A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an intervening piece.

50. 50noun

    A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.

51. 51noun

    A number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc.

52. 52noun

    A number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique.

53. 53noun

    Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.

54. 54noun

    In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed.

55. 55noun

    The deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw, which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an opening, wider than the blade.

56. 56noun

    A young oyster when first attached.

57. 57noun

    Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.

58. 58noun

    A series of as many games as may be necessary to enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce set, and decided by an application of the rules for playing off deuce in a game. See Deuce.

59. 59noun

    That dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width.

60. 60noun

    several exercises intended to be done in series

    "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

61. 61noun

    the act of putting something in position

    "he gave a final set to his hat"

62. 62noun

    any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

    "the early sets ran on storage batteries"

63. 63noun

    representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

    "the sets were meticulously authentic"

64. 64noun

    (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

    "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"

    "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"

    Synonyms

    readiness
65. 65noun

    a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

    "the set of his mind was obvious"

    Synonyms

    bent
66. 66noun

    the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

    "before the set of sun"

67. 67noun

    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

    "a set of books"

    "a set of golf clubs"

68. 68noun

    (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

    "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

69. 69noun

    an unofficial association of people or groups

    "the smart set goes there"

    "they were an angry lot"

    Synonyms

    bandcirclelot
70. 70noun

    evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

    Synonyms

    seth
71. 71noun

    the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

    "the hardening of concrete"

    "he tested the set of the glue"

    Synonyms

    curinghardeningsolidificationsolidifying
72. 72noun

    a unit of play in tennis or squash

    "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

73. 73verb

    arrange attractively

    "dress my hair for the wedding"

    Synonyms

    arrangecoifcoiffecoiffuredodress
74. 74verb

    bear fruit

    "the apple trees fructify"

    Synonyms

    fructify
75. 75verb

    alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

    "Adjust the clock, please"

    "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

    Synonyms

    adjustcorrect
76. 76verb

    set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

    "set clocks or instruments"

77. 77verb

    put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

    "set the house afire"

78. 78verb

    make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    "Get the children ready for school!"

    "prepare for war"

    Synonyms

    fixprepareready
79. 79verb

    get ready for a particular purpose or event

    "set up an experiment"

    "set the table"

80. 80verb

    equip with sails or masts

    "rig a ship"

    Synonyms

    rig
81. 81verb

    become gelatinous

    "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

    Synonyms

    congealjell
82. 82verb

    estimate

    "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

    Synonyms

    placeput
83. 83verb

    fix conclusively or authoritatively

    "set the rules"

    Synonyms

    determine
84. 84verb

    decide upon or fix definitely

    "fix the variables"

    "specify the parameters"

    Synonyms

    definedeterminefixlimitspecify
85. 85verb

    establish as the highest level or best performance

    "set a record"

    Synonyms

    mark
86. 86verb

    urge to attack someone

    "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"

    "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"

    Synonyms

    sic
87. 87verb

    give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

88. 88verb

    put into a certain place or abstract location

    "Put your things here"

    "Set the tray down"

    Synonyms

    layplaceposepositionput
89. 89verb

    insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

    Synonyms

    countersink
90. 90verb

    put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

    "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

    Synonyms

    plant
91. 91verb

    fix in a border

    "The goldsmith set the diamond"

92. 92verb

    put into a position that will restore a normal state

    "set a broken bone"

93. 93verb

    apply or start

    "set fire to a building"

94. 94verb

    adapt for performance in a different way

    "set this poem to music"

    Synonyms

    arrange
95. 95verb

    locate

    "The film is set in Africa"

    Synonyms

    localiselocalizeplace
96. 96verb

    set in type

    "My book will be typeset nicely"

    "set these words in italics"

    Synonyms

    typeset
97. 97verb

    disappear beyond the horizon

    "the sun sets early these days"

98. 98adjective

    converted to solid form (as concrete)

    Synonyms

    hardened
99. 99adjective

    fixed and unmoving- Connor Cruise O'Brien

    "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"

    "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"

    Synonyms

    fixedrigid
100. 100adjective

     set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"

     "stones laid in a pattern"

     Synonyms

     laid
101. 101adjective

     (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

     "in no fit state to continue"

     "fit to drop"

     Synonyms

     fitprimed
102. 102adjective

     situated in a particular spot or position

     "valuable centrally located urban land"

     "strategically placed artillery"

     Synonyms

     locatedplacedsituated
103. 103adjective

     determined or decided upon as by an authority

     "date and place are already determined"

     "the dictated terms of surrender"

     Synonyms

     determineddictated
104. 104adjective

     being below the horizon

     "the moon is set"