set
/sˈɛt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
(usually followed by `to'' or `for'') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
Adjective Satellite
fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O''Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
Adjective Satellite
situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
Adjective Satellite
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Adjective Satellite
being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
Adjective Satellite
determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching"
Adjective Satellite
converted to solid form (as concrete)
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"; "a set of teeth"
Noun
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
Noun
several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
Noun
representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
Noun
an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
Noun
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
Noun
the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
Noun
a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
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
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 descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
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
any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
Verb
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
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fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
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establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
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put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
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fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
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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"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
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set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
Verb
locate; "The film is set in Africa"
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disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
Verb
adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
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put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let''s plant flowers in the garden"
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apply or start; "set fire to a building"
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become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
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set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
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put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
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insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
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give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
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urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
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estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
Verb
get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
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"
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bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
Verb
arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
Synonyms
adjust
arrange
band
bent
circle
coif
coiffe
coiffure
congeal
correct
countersink
curing
define
determine
determined
dictated
do
dress
exercise set
fit
fix
fixed
fructify
gear up
go down
go under
hardened
hardening
jell
laid
lay
lay out
limit
localise
localize
located
lot
mark
place
placed
plant
pose
position
prepare
primed
put
readiness
ready
rig
rigid
set up
Seth
sic
situated
solidification
solidifying
specify
stage set
typeset
More General Terms
abstract entity
abstraction
accumulation
action
activity
adjust
aggregation
alter
approximate
arrange
assail
assault
assemblage
attack
bury
change
choose
cognitive state
collection
come down
compose
correct
descend
descent
displace
disposition
electronic equipment
emplacement
equip
establish
estimate
exercise
exercising
fall
fit
fit out
fix
gauge
gear up
go down
groom
guess
hone
impress
inclination
initiate
judge
lay
lay down
locating
location
make
modify
move
multiply
natural action
natural process
neaten
originate
outfit
period of play
physical exercise
physical exertion
pick out
place
placement
play
playing period
pose
position
positioning
prepare
present
print
procreate
put
ready
represent
representation
reproduce
select
set
set on
set up
sink
social group
solidify
stage
start
state of mind
take
tendency
workout
write
More Specific Terms
advance
afforest
align
appose
arrange
assess
attune
barrel
bed
bob
bottle
brace
bracket
bucket
butt
calibrate
camp
car pool
Cartesian product
charge
checkrow
chess set
choir
citify
clap
clique
cock
coffin
cohort
company
confederacy
congealment
congelation
conjugation
consort
conspiracy
coordinate
core
core group
coterie
cram
crop
cultivate
date
decompress
define
dentition
deposit
depressurise
depressurize
diagonal
dibble
dispose
docket
domain
domain of a function
emplace
enclose
ensconce
field
filiate
fine-tune
fit
fix
focalise
focalize
focus
forest
format
Four Hundred
glycerolise
glycerolize
graduate
ground
group
harmonise
harmonize
horsey set
horsy set
identify
image
imbricate
inclose
ingroup
initialise
initialize
inner circle
insert
instal
install
intersection
intersperse
interval
introduce
jar
jet set
join
justify
juxtapose
keynote
ladle
lay
lay out
lay over
lean
linearise
linearize
load
locus
lose
Mandelbrot set
manicure set
marshal
match
mathematical group
mathematical space
middle
mislay
misplace
modulate
mount
name
nestle
nucleus
null set
octet
octette
ordinate
pack
pair
parallelize
park
party
perch
pigeonhole
pile
pillow
pitch
place
place down
place upright
plant
plumb
poise
portfolio
posit
position
postpose
prearrange
precondition
prepose
pressurise
pressurize
price
prime
product
proportion
provide
puddle
put
put back
put down
put in
quadruple
quadruplet
quantify
quartet
quartette
quintet
quintette
quintuple
quintuplet
rack up
range
range of a function
readjust
receiver
receiving system
recess
recline
reconcile
regulate
replace
replant
repose
reposition
reset
rest
root
scene
scenery
score
seat
seed
sender
septet
septette
sestet
set
set ahead
set down
set up
settle
settle down
sextet
sextette
sharpen
shelve
ship
sign
singleton
siphon
sit
sit down
situate
snuggle
socialise
socialize
solution
sow
space
stand
stand up
step
stick in
stratify
subset
suite
sum
summerise
summerize
superimpose
superpose
sync
synchronise
synchronize
synset
table
tabularise
tabularize
tabulate
tax
tee
tee up
teeth
temper
threescore
throw
thrust
time
topological space
transmitter
transpose
tree
trench
triad
trim
trio
triple
triplet
tune
tune up
underlay
union
universal set
upend
value
wave
winterise
winterize
work
zero
zero in