set

set: I. v. a.
1.

Put, place, plant, station, locate.

2.

Fix, establish, settle, appoint.

3.

Stake, wager, risk.

4.

Regulate, adjust, adapt.

5.

Stud, variegate, adorn.

6.

Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest.

7.

Arrange, dispose, station, post.

8.

Fix, determine.

9.

Prescribe, appoint, assign, predetermine.

10.

Value, estimate, rate, prize.

11.

Plant, transplant.

12.

Stud, adorn, variegate.

13.

Embarrass, perplex, pose.

14.

Impart, attach, join with, add to.

15.

Write, note.

16.

Oppose.

17.

Offer for sale, expose.

18.

Contrive, produce.

19.

Sharpen, bring to an edge.

20.

Replace (as a broken bone).
II. v. n.
1.

Decline, sink, go down (as the sun).

2.

Concrete, congeal, solidify, harden, consolidate.

3.

Flow, run, tend.

4.

Plant.
III. a.
1.

Regular, formal, established, prescribed, settled, appointed, ordained.

2.

Determined, firm, unyielding, obstinate, fixed, stiff, positive.

3.

Predetermined, fixed beforehand.

4.

Immovable, fixed.

5.

Placed, put, located, fixed.

6.

Regular, well-arranged.
IV. n.
1.

Suit, assortment, collection.

2.

Group, school, class, sect, party, knot, division, cluster, company, clique, coterie.

3.

Attitude, position, posture.

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Put, place, plant, station, locate, Decline, sink, go down (as the sun), Regular, formal, established, prescribed, settled, appointed, ordained, Suit, assortment, collection / Value, estimate, rate, prize / Plant, transplant / Stud, adorn, variegate / Embarrass, perplex, pose / Impart, attach, join with, add to / Write, note / Oppose / Offer for sale, expose / Contrive, produce / Sharpen, bring to an edge / Fix, establish, settle, appoint, Concrete, congeal, solidify, harden, consolidate, Determined, firm, unyielding, obstinate, fixed, stiff, positive, Group, school, class, sect, party, knot, division, cluster, company, clique, coterie / Replace (as a broken bone) / Stake, wager, risk, Flow, run, tend, Predetermined, fixed beforehand, Attitude, position, posture / Regulate, adjust, adapt, Plant, Immovable, fixed / Stud, variegate, adorn, Placed, put, located, fixed / Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest, Regular, well-arranged / Arrange, dispose, station, post / Fix, determine / Prescribe, appoint, assign, predetermine

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Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. i. 1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end. [1913 Webster] Ere the weary sun set in the west. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the next is likely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — has 464 separate definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, the most of any English word; its full definition comprises 10,000 words making it the longest definition in the OED. Set may refer to:In mathematics and science:*Set (mathematics), a … Wikipedia
Set — Set, n. 1. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination. Locking at the set of day. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The weary sun hath made a golden set. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is set,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster] 3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set in — {v.} To begin; start; develop. * /Before the boat could reach shore, a storm had set in./ * /He did not keep the cut clean and infection set in./ * /The wind set in from the east./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set in — {v.} To begin; start; develop. * /Before the boat could reach shore, a storm had set in./ * /He did not keep the cut clean and infection set in./ * /The wind set in from the east./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set to — {v.} 1. To make a serious beginning. * /Charlie took a helping of turkey, grabbed his knife and fork, and set to./ 2. To start to fight. * /One man called the other a liar and they set to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
set to — {v.} 1. To make a serious beginning. * /Charlie took a helping of turkey, grabbed his knife and fork, and set to./ 2. To start to fight. * /One man called the other a liar and they set to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Set — Set, prop. n. (Egyptian Mythology) An evil beast headed god with high square ears and a long snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called also {Seth} [WordNet 1.6] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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