1. (noun)set 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"
2. (noun)set (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
3. (noun)set, exercise set several exercises intended to be done in series "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
4. (noun)stage set, set representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production "the sets were meticulously authentic"
5. (noun)set, circle, band, lot an unofficial association of people or groups "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
6. (noun)bent, set a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way "the set of his mind was obvious"
7. (noun)set the act of putting something in position "he gave a final set to his hat"
8. (noun)set a unit of play in tennis or squash "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
9. (noun)hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"
10. (noun)Set, Seth evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
11. (noun)set the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon "before the set of sun"
12. (noun)set, readiness (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"
13. (adj)set any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
14. (adj)fit(p), primed(p), set(p) (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"
15. (adj)fixed, set, rigid 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"
16. (adj)located, placed, set, situated 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"
17. (adj)laid, set set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people" "stones laid in a pattern"
18. (adj)set(p) being below the horizon "the moon is set"
19. (adj)determined, dictated, set 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"
20. (verb)hardened, set converted to solid form (as concrete)
21. (verb)put, set, place, pose, position, lay 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"
22. (verb)determine, set fix conclusively or authoritatively "set the rules"
23. (verb)specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit decide upon or fix definitely "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
24. (verb)set, mark establish as the highest level or best performance "set a record"
25. (verb)set put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state "set the house afire"
26. (verb)set fix in a border "The goldsmith set the diamond"
27. (verb)fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set 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"
28. (verb)set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly "set clocks or instruments"
29. (verb)set, localize, localise, place locate "The film is set in Africa"
30. (verb)set, go down, go under disappear beyond the horizon "the sun sets early these days"
31. (verb)arrange, set adapt for performance in a different way "set this poem to music"
32. (verb)plant, set put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
33. (verb)set apply or start "set fire to a building"
34. (verb)jell, set, congeal become gelatinous "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
35. (verb)typeset, set set in type "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"
36. (verb)set put into a position that will restore a normal state "set a broken bone"
37. (verb)set, countersink insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
38. (verb)set give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
39. (verb)sic, set urge to attack someone "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
40. (verb)place, put, set estimate "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
41. (verb)rig, set, set up equip with sails or masts "rig a ship"
42. (verb)set up, lay out, set get ready for a particular purpose or event "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
43. (verb)adjust, set, correct alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
44. (verb)fructify, set bear fruit "the apple trees fructify"
45. (verb)dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure arrange attractively "dress my hair for the wedding"
Definitions of 'set'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (adj)set fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance
2. (adj)set firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices
3. (adj)set regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle
4. (adj)set established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer
5. (adj)set adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted
6. (noun)set the act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination
7. (noun)set that which is set, placed, or fixed
8. (noun)set a young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn
9. (noun)set that which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture
10. (noun)set permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring
11. (noun)set a kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set
12. (noun)set 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
13. (noun)set a short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface
14. (noun)set 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
15. (noun)set a number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique
16. (noun)set direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current
17. (noun)set in dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed
18. (noun)set 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
19. (noun)set a young oyster when first attached
20. (noun)set collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality
21. (noun)set 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
22. (noun)set that dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width
23. set of Set
24. (verb)set 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
25. (verb)set hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place
26. (verb)set 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
27. (verb)set to fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to
28. (verb)set 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
29. (verb)set to fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance
30. (verb)set to fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard
31. (verb)set 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
32. (verb)set to render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese
33. (verb)set to put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt
34. (verb)set to put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw
35. (verb)set to extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship
36. (verb)set to give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm
37. (verb)set to reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone
38. (verb)set to make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock
39. (verb)set to lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure
40. (verb)set to stake at play; to wager; to risk
41. (verb)set to fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing
42. (verb)set to determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse
43. (verb)set to adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there
44. (verb)set to value; to rate; -- with at
45. (verb)set to point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs
46. (verb)set to establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned
47. (verb)set to suit; to become; as, it sets him ill
48. (verb)set to compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page
49. (verb)set to pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end
50. (verb)set to fit music to words
51. (verb)set to place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant
52. (verb)set 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)
53. (verb)set to become fixed or rigid; to be fastened
54. (verb)set to congeal; to concrete; to solidify
55. (verb)set 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
56. (verb)set to begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out
57. (verb)set 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
58. (verb)set to apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out
59. (verb)set to fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well
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