in response to Stephen Michael McDowell, this is another dysfunctional word set1 set/ verb verb: set; 3rd person present: sets; past tense: set; past participle: set; gerund or present participle: setting 1. put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position. Dana set the mug of tea down synonyms: put (down), place, lay, deposit, position, settle, leave, stand, plant, posit; More be situated or fixed in a specified place or position. the village was set among olive groves on a hill synonyms: be situated, be located, lie, stand, be sited, be perched More represent (a story, play, movie, or scene) as happening at a specified time or in a specified place. a spy novel set in Berlin mount a precious stone in (something, typically a piece of jewelry). a bracelet set with emeralds mount (a precious stone) in something. synonyms: adorn, ornament, decorate, embellish; More PRINTING arrange (type) as required. PRINTING arrange the type for (a piece of text). article headings will be set in Times fourteen point prepare (a table) for a meal by placing cutlery, dishes, etc., on it in their proper places. synonyms: lay, prepare, arrange More provide (music) so that a written work can be produced in a musical form. she set his poem to music (of a dancer) acknowledge another dancer, typically ones partner, using the steps prescribed. the gentleman sets to and turns with the lady on his left hand cause (a hen) to sit on eggs. place (eggs) for a hen to sit on. put (a seed or plant) in the ground to grow. give the teeth of (a saw) alternating outward inclinations. SAILING put (a sail) up in position to catch the wind. a safe distance from shore all sails were set 2. put or bring into a specified state. plunging oil prices set in motion an economic collapse in Houston cause (someone or something) to start doing something. the incident set me thinking instruct (someone) to do something. hell set a man to watch you give someone (a task). the problem we have been set synonyms: assign, allocate, give, allot, prescribe More devise (a test) and give it to someone to do. establish as (an example) for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve. the scheme sets a precedent for other companies establish (a record). his time in the 25-meter freestyle set a national record synonyms: establish, create, institute More decide on. they set a date for a full hearing at the end of February synonyms: decide on, select, choose, arrange, schedule; More fix (a price, value, or limit) on something. the unions had set a limit on the size of the temporary workforce 3. adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time. synonyms: adjust, regulate, synchronize; More adjust (an alarm clock) to sound at the required time. synonyms: adjust, regulate, synchronize; More adjust (a device or its controls) so that it performs a particular operation. you have to be careful not to set the volume too high synonyms: adjust, regulate, synchronize; More ELECTRONICS cause (a binary device) to enter the state representing the numeral 1. 4. harden into a solid or semisolid state. cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set synonyms: solidify, harden, stiffen, thicken, jell, cake, congeal, coagulate, clot; More antonyms: melt arrange (the hair) while damp so that it dries in the required style. she had set her hair on small rollers put parts of (a broken or dislocated bone or limb) into the correct position for healing. deal with (a fracture or dislocation) by putting the parts into correct position for healing. (of a bone) be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken. dogs bones soon set (with reference to a persons face) assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression. her features never set into a civil parade of attention (of the eyes) become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing. his bright eyes set in an expression of mocking amusement (of a hunting dog) adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game. 5. (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move toward and below the earths horizon as the earth rotates. the sun was setting and a warm, red glow filled the sky synonyms: go down, sink, dip; More antonyms: rise 6. (of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course. a fair tide can be carried well past Lands End before the stream sets to the north 7. start (a fire). 8. (of blossom or a tree) develop into or produce (fruit). (of fruit) develop from blossom. (of a plant) produce (seed). the herb has flowered and started to set seed 9. informaldialect sit. a perfect lady—just set in her seat and stared Origin Old English settan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to sit. set2 set/ noun noun: set; plural noun: sets 1. a group or collection of things that belong together, resemble one another, or are usually found together. a set of false teeth synonyms: group, collection, series; More a collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together for a specific purpose. an electric fondue set synonyms: kit, apparatus, equipment, outfit More a group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status. it was a fashionable haunt of the literary set synonyms: clique, coterie, circle, crowd, group, crew, band, company, ring, camp, fraternity, school, faction, league; More (in tennis, darts, and other games) a group of games counting as a unit toward a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point toward the final score. he took the first set 6-3 synonyms: session, time; More (in jazz or popular music) a sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording. a short four-song set a group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance. a fixed number of repetitions of a particular bodybuilding exercise. MATHEMATICSLOGIC a collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or (more usually) satisfying specified conditions. the set of all positive integers 2. the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned. the shape and set of the eyes the posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a persons feelings or intentions. the determined set of her upper torso synonyms: posture, position, cast, attitude; More the flow of a current or tide in a particular direction. the rudder kept the dinghy straight against the set of the tide an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style. a shampoo and set a setters pointing in the presence of game. noun: dead set; plural noun: dead sets the alternating outward inclinations of the teeth of a saw. a warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure. 3. a radio or television receiver. a TV set 4. a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film. synonyms: scenery, setting, backdrop, flats; More the place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed. the magazine has interviews on set with top directors 5. a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants. a young fruit that has just formed. 6. the last coat of plaster on a wall. 7. PRINTING the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters. the width of a piece of type. 8. variant spelling of sett. Origin late Middle English: partly from Old French sette, from Latin secta ‘sect,’ partly from set1. set3 set/ adjective adjective: set 1. fixed or arranged in advance. there is no set procedure synonyms: fixed, established, predetermined, hard and fast, prearranged, prescribed, specified, defined; More antonyms: variable, changing (of a view or habit) unlikely to change. Ive been on my own a long time and Im rather set in my ways synonyms: inflexible, rigid, fixed, firm, deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained, entrenched More antonyms: flexible (of a persons expression) held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination. (of a meal or menu in a restaurant) offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes. having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic. witnesses often delivered their testimony according to a set speech synonyms: stock, standard, routine, rehearsed, well-worn, formulaic, conventional More antonyms: original, fresh 2. ready, prepared, or likely to do something. “All set for tonight?” he asked synonyms: ready, prepared, organized, equipped, primed; More antonyms: unprepared firmly opposed to. an approach set against tradition and authority synonyms: opposed to, averse to, hostile to, resistant to, antipathetic to, unsympathetic to; More determined to do (something). hes set on marrying that girl synonyms: determined to, intent on, bent on, hell-bent on, resolute about, insistent about More antonyms: uncertain
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