Main entry: set, exercise set
Definition: several exercises intended to be done in series
Usage: he did four sets of the incline bench press
Main entry: set
Definition: the act of putting something in position
Usage: he gave a final set to his hat
Main entry: set
Definition: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
Usage: the early sets ran on storage batteries
Definition: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
Usage: the sets were meticulously authentic
Definition: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
Usage: 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
Definition: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
Usage: the set of his mind was obvious
Main entry: set
Definition: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
Usage: before the set of sun
Main entry: set
Definition: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
Usage: a set of books; a set of golf clubs; a set of teeth
Main entry: set
Definition: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
Usage: the set of prime numbers is infinite
Main entry: circle, band, lot, set
Definition: an unofficial association of people or groups
Usage: the smart set goes there; they were an angry lot
Definition: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Main entry: hardening, curing, solidification, solidifying, set
Definition: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Usage: the hardening of concrete; he tested the set of the glue
Main entry: set
Definition: a unit of play in tennis or squash
Usage: they played two sets of tennis after dinner
Main entry: set, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, arrange
Definition: arrange attractively
Usage: dress my hair for the wedding
Definition: bear fruit
Usage: the apple trees fructify
Main entry: adjust, correct, set
Definition: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Usage: Adjust the clock, please; correct the alignment of the front wheels
Main entry: set
Definition: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
Usage: set clocks or instruments
Main entry: set
Definition: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
Usage: set the house afire
Main entry: set, set up, gear up, fix, prepare, ready
Definition: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Usage: Get the children ready for school!; prepare for war; I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Main entry: set, set up, lay out
Definition: get ready for a particular purpose or event
Usage: set up an experiment; set the table; lay out the tools for the surgery
Definition: equip with sails or masts
Usage: rig a ship
Main entry: jell, set, congeal
Definition: become gelatinous
Usage: the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
Definition: estimate
Usage: We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
Definition: fix conclusively or authoritatively
Usage: set the rules
Main entry: limit, set, specify, define, determine, fix
Definition: decide upon or fix definitely
Usage: fix the variables; specify the parameters
Definition: establish as the highest level or best performance
Usage: set a record
Definition: urge to attack someone
Usage: The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders; the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits
Main entry: set
Definition: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
Main entry: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Main entry: set, countersink
Definition: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
Definition: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Usage: Let's plant flowers in the garden
Main entry: set
Definition: fix in a border
Usage: The goldsmith set the diamond
Main entry: set
Definition: put into a position that will restore a normal state
Usage: set a broken bone
Main entry: set
Definition: apply or start
Usage: set fire to a building
Definition: adapt for performance in a different way
Usage: set this poem to music
Main entry: place, set, localise, localize
Definition: locate
Usage: The film is set in Africa
Definition: set in type
Usage: My book will be typeset nicely; set these words in italics
Main entry: set, go down, go under
Definition: disappear beyond the horizon
Usage: the sun sets early these days
Definition: converted to solid form (as concrete)
Definition: fixed and unmoving
Usage: 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
Definition: set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
Usage: stones laid in a pattern
Definition: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
Usage: 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
Main entry: set, situated, placed, located
Definition: situated in a particular spot or position
Usage: valuable centrally located urban land; strategically placed artillery; a house set on a hilltop; nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
Main entry: determined, dictated, set
Definition: determined or decided upon as by an authority
Usage: date and place are already determined; the dictated terms of surrender; the time set for the launching
Main entry: set
Definition: being below the horizon
Usage: the moon is set