SET
\sˈɛt], \sˈɛt], \s_ˈɛ_t]\
Definitions of SET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
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set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
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get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
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put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
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estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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(psychology) a temporary readiness 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"
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the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
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any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
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representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
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the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
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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"
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(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
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a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
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being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
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evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
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bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
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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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set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
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put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
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equip with sails, masts, etc.; "rig a ship"
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establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
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give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
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fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
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put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
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apply or start; "set fire to a building"
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disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"
By Princeton University
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fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
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several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
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set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
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get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
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put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
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estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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(psychology) a temporary readiness 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"
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the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
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any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
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representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
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the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
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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"
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(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
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a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
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being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Any of various standards of measurement of the fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact meaning varies according to the location where it is used. Sometimes written sett.
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A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street paving. Commonly written sett.
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Camber of a curved roofing tile.
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The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit; as, the set of a coat.
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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.
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Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
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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.
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To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to.
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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.
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To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance.
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To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard.
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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.
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To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.
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To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.
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To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.
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To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship.
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To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.
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To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone.
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To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
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To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
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To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
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To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing.
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To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.
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To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
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To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
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To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill.
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To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
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To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end.
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To fit music to words.
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To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
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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).
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To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
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To congeal; to concrete; to solidify.
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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.
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To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
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Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
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Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
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Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
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Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
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Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.
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The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination.
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That which is set, placed, or fixed.
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A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
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That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture.
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Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
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A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set.
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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.
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A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.
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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.
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A number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique.
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Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
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In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed.
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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.
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A young oyster when first attached.
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Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
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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.
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That dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width.
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To value; to rate; - with at.
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To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; - said of hunting dogs.
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To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; - now followed by out.
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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.
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To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; - now followed by out.
By Oddity Software
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Any of various standards of measurement of the fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact meaning varies according to the location where it is used. Sometimes written sett.
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A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street paving. Commonly written sett.
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Camber of a curved roofing tile.
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The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit; as, the set of a coat.
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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.
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Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
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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.
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To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to.
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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.
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To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance.
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To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard.
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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.
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To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.
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To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.
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To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.
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To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to set the sails of a ship.
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To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote; as, to set a psalm.
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To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone.
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To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a watch or a clock.
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To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
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To stake at play; to wager; to risk.
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To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare for singing.
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To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.
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To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
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To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be learned.
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To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill.
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To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type; to set a page.
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To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end.
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To fit music to words.
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To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
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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).
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To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
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To congeal; to concrete; to solidify.
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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.
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To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.
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Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance.
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Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices.
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Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.
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Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.
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Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.
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The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination.
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That which is set, placed, or fixed.
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A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.
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That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture.
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Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.
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A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set.
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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.
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A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.
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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.
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A number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a clique.
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Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current.
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In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements executed.
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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.
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A young oyster when first attached.
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Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
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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.
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That dimension of the body of a type called by printers the width.
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To value; to rate; - with at.
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To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; - said of hunting dogs.
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To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; - now followed by out.
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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.
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To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; - now followed by out.
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of Set
By Noah Webster.
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Readiness to think or respond in a predetermined way when confronted with a problem or stimulus situation.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To place or put in any position; fix; plant; make secure; put on a neet of eggs; as, to set a hen; fit; as, to set a poem to music; render motionless; adjust; as, to set a broken limb; assign or prescribe; as, to set a time for a meeting; in printing, to arrange in words, lines, etc.; as, to set type.
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To sink below the horizon, as the sun; plant; be fixed firmly; to harden; as, the jelly will set quickly; apply oneself; as, to set to work; flow or tend; as, the current sets to the north; start; as, to set out upon a journey.
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Fixed or established; regular; determined; firm; formal; as, a set speech; immovable.
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The descent of a heavenly body; flow or direction; a number of persons associated together; as, the younger set in society; a number of things of the same kind intended for use together; as, a set of tea things; a young plant ready to set out; in lawn tennis, a series of as many games as will enable one side to win six.
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Set.
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Setting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Setting.
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To cause to sit; to put in place; place; put; appoint; settle.
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To fix (a price).
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To pass below the horizon; decline; sink; fade.
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To solidify; become fixed.
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To tend; incline.
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To exert one's powers.
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To fit, as a garment.
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Fixed; obstinate.
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Established or prescribed.
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Rigid; stationary.
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A collection; class; group.
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Position or direction.
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The act of sinking below the horizon, as a heavenly body.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Popular term for correcting a dislocated joint.
By William R. Warner
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To make to sit: to place: to fix: to put in a condition: to render motionless: to determine beforehand: to obstruct: to plant: to fix in metal, as to arrange the teeth of a saw so as to cut narrow or wide: to assign, as a price: to put in order for use: to sharpen: to spread, as sails: to pitch, as a tune: to adapt music to: to adorn with something fixed: to stud: to point, as a dog.
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To sink below the horizon: to decline: to plant: to become fixed: to congeal: to have a certain direction in motion: to point out game: to apply (one's self):-pr.p. setting; pa.t. and pa.p. set. -To SET ASIDE, to put away, to omit or reject:-AT NAUGHT, to despise: BY (B.), to value or esteem:- FORTH, to exhibit: to publish: (B.) to set off to advantage: to set out on a journey:-FORWARD (B.) to further, promote:-IN, to put in the way: to begin:-OFF, to adorn: to place against as an equivalent:-ON (B.), to attack:-TO, to affix.
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Seated, so in B.: fixed: firm: determined: regular: established.
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A number of things similar or suited to each other, set or used together: a number of persons associated: direction.
By Daniel Lyons
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A number of things belonging together; number of persons associated; direction.
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Fixed; regular; prescribed.
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To place; put; fix; spread, as sails; stud or adorn.
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To sink below the horizon; become fixed or firm; tend; apply one's self.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. Act of Betting; descent below the horizon;-that which is set, placed, or fixed, as a young plant for growth ;-permanent change of figure in consequence of pressure;-a number of things of the same kind ordinarily used together; an assortment; a suit;-a number of persons associated by custom, office, common opinion, or quality, or the like ; a clique ;-direction or course.
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