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Set
verb (past & past part. set; pres. part. setting) 1.Put into a certain place or abstract location. Synonyms: lay, place, pose, position, put. "Set the tray down" , "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" , "Place emphasis on a certain point" 2.Fix conclusively or authoritatively. Synonym: determine. 4.Establish as the highest level or best performance. Synonym: mark. 5.Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state. 7.Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. Synonyms: fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set up. "Prepare for war" , "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" 8.Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly. 11.Adapt for performance in a different way. Synonym: arrange. 12.Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground. Synonym: plant. 15.Set in type. Synonym: typeset. "Set these words in italics" 16.Put into a position that will restore a normal state. 17.Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). Synonym: countersink. 18.Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. 19.Urge to attack someone. Synonym: sic. "The shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" 21.Equip with sails or masts. Synonyms: rig, set up. 22.Get ready for a particular purpose or event. Synonyms: lay out, set up. "Set the table" , "Lay out the tools for the surgery" 23.Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard. Synonyms: adjust, correct. "Correct the alignment of the front wheels" noun 1.A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. "A set of golf clubs" , "A set of teeth" 2.(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols. 3.Several exercises intended to be done in series. Synonym: exercise set. 4.Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production. Synonym: stage set. 5.An unofficial association of people or groups. Synonyms: band, circle, lot. "They were an angry lot" 6.A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. Synonym: bent. 7.The act of putting something in position. 8.A unit of play in tennis or squash. 10.Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris. Synonym: Seth. 11.The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon. 12.(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way. Synonym: readiness. "His instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" 13.Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals. adjective 1.(usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed. Synonyms: fit, primed. "Fit to drop" , "Laughing fit to burst" , "She was fit to scream" , "Primed for a fight" , "We are set to go at any time" 2.Fixed and unmoving. Synonyms: fixed, rigid. "His bearded face already has a set hollow look" , "A face rigid with pain" 3.Situated in a particular spot or position. Synonyms: located, placed, situated. "Strategically placed artillery" , "A house set on a hilltop" , "Nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" 4.Set down according to a plan:. Synonym: laid. "Stones laid in a pattern" 5.Being below the horizon. 6.Determined or decided upon as by an authority. Synonyms: determined, dictated. "The dictated terms of surrender" , "The time set for the launching" 7.Converted to solid form (as concrete). Synonym: hardened.
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