set
set is a 3-letter English word with 104 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Set. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- past tense & past participle. of Set
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance.
- transitive verb. To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard.
- transitive 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.
- transitive verb. To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.
- transitive verb. To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.
- transitive verb. To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.
- transitive verb. To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship.
- transitive verb. To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.
- transitive verb. To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone.
- transitive verb. To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
- transitive verb. To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- transitive verb. To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
- transitive verb. To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing.
- transitive verb. To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.
- transitive verb. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- transitive verb. To value; to rate; -- with at.
- transitive verb. To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs.
- transitive verb. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
- transitive verb. To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill.
- transitive verb. To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
- intransitive verb. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end.
- intransitive verb. To fit music to words.
- intransitive verb. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- intransitive 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).
- intransitive verb. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- intransitive verb. To congeal; to concrete; to solidify.
- intransitive 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.
- intransitive verb. To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out.
- intransitive 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.
- intransitive verb. To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.
- intransitive verb. To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
- adjective. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
- adjective. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
- adjective. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
- adjective. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
- adjective. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.
- noun. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination.
- noun. That which is set, placed, or fixed.
- noun. A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
- noun. That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture.
- noun. Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
- noun. A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique.
- noun. Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
- noun. In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A young oyster when first attached.
- noun. Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- noun. 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.
- noun. That dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width.
- noun. several exercises intended to be done in series
"he did four sets of the incline bench press"
- noun. the act of putting something in position
"he gave a final set to his hat"
- noun. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
"the early sets ran on storage batteries"
- noun. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
"the sets were meticulously authentic"
- noun. (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"
- noun. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
"the set of his mind was obvious"
- noun. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
"before the set of sun"
- noun. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
"a set of books"
"a set of golf clubs"
- noun. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
- noun. an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there"
"they were an angry lot"
- noun. evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
- noun. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
"the hardening of concrete"
"he tested the set of the glue"
- noun. a unit of play in tennis or squash
"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
- verb. arrange attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding"
- verb. bear fruit
"the apple trees fructify"
- verb. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"
"correct the alignment of the front wheels"
- verb. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
"set clocks or instruments"
- verb. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
"set the house afire"
- verb. 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"
- verb. get ready for a particular purpose or event
"set up an experiment"
"set the table"
- verb. equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
- verb. become gelatinous
"the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
- verb. estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
- verb. fix conclusively or authoritatively
"set the rules"
- verb. decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"
"specify the parameters"
- verb. establish as the highest level or best performance
"set a record"
- verb. urge to attack someone
"The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"
"the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
- verb. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- verb. put into a certain place or abstract location
"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
- verb. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- verb. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
- verb. fix in a border
"The goldsmith set the diamond"
- verb. put into a position that will restore a normal state
"set a broken bone"
- verb. apply or start
"set fire to a building"
- verb. adapt for performance in a different way
"set this poem to music"
- verb. locate
"The film is set in Africa"
- verb. set in type
"My book will be typeset nicely"
"set these words in italics"
- verb. disappear beyond the horizon
"the sun sets early these days"
- adjective. converted to solid form (as concrete)
- adjective. fixed and unmoving- Connor Cruise O'Brien
"with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"
"his bearded face already has a set hollow look"
- adjective. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
"stones laid in a pattern"
- adjective. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
"in no fit state to continue"
"fit to drop"
- adjective. situated in a particular spot or position
"valuable centrally located urban land"
"strategically placed artillery"
- adjective. determined or decided upon as by an authority
"date and place are already determined"
"the dictated terms of surrender"
- adjective. being below the horizon
"the moon is set"
Synonyms
readiness, bent, band, circle, lot, seth, curing, hardening, solidification, solidifying, arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, fructify, adjust, correct, fix, prepare, ready, rig, congeal
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in set:
Common word forms
sets, setal, setous, setter, setness, setting
Words from these letters
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