Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: exercise_set, set, set_up, stage_set, typeset

'set'

[set.n.01] as in: a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

Examples:
a set of books
a set of golf clubs
a set of teeth

'set'

[set.n.02] as in: (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

Examples:
the set of prime numbers is infinite

'set'

[set.n.03] as in: several exercises intended to be done in series

Examples:
he did four sets of the incline bench press

'set'

[stage_set.n.01] as in: representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production

Examples:
the sets were meticulously authentic

'set'

[set.n.05] as in: an unofficial association of people or groups

Examples:
the smart set goes there
they were an angry lot

'set'

[bent.n.01] as in: a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

Examples:
the set of his mind was obvious

'set'

[set.n.07] as in: the act of putting something in position

Examples:
he gave a final set to his hat

'set'

[set.n.08] as in: a unit of play in tennis or squash

Examples:
they played two sets of tennis after dinner

'set'

[hardening.n.02] as in: the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

Examples:
the hardening of concrete
he tested the set of the glue

'set'

[set.n.10] as in: evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris

'set'

[set.n.11] as in: the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

Examples:
before the set of sun

'set'

[set.n.12] as in: (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way

Examples:
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

'set'

[set.n.13] as in: any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals

Examples:
the early sets ran on storage batteries

'set'

[put.v.01] as in: put into a certain place or abstract location

Examples:
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point

'set'

[determine.v.03] as in: fix conclusively or authoritatively

Examples:
set the rules

'set'

[specify.v.02] as in: decide upon or fix definitely

Examples:
fix the variables
specify the parameters

'set'

[set.v.04] as in: establish as the highest level or best performance

Examples:
set a record

'set'

[set.v.05] as in: put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state

Examples:
set the house afire

'set'

[set.v.06] as in: fix in a border

Examples:
The goldsmith set the diamond

'set'

[fix.v.12] as in: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

Examples:
Get the children ready for school!
prepare for war
I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill

'set'

[set.v.08] as in: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly

Examples:
set clocks or instruments

'set'

[set.v.09] as in: locate

Examples:
The film is set in Africa

'set'

[set.v.10] as in: disappear beyond the horizon

Examples:
the sun sets early these days

'set'

[arrange.v.06] as in: adapt for performance in a different way

Examples:
set this poem to music

'set'

[plant.v.01] as in: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

Examples:
Let's plant flowers in the garden

'set'

[set.v.13] as in: apply or start

Examples:
set fire to a building

'set'

[jell.v.01] as in: become gelatinous

Examples:
the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme

'set'

[typeset.v.01] as in: set in type

Examples:
My book will be typeset nicely
set these words in italics

'set'

[set.v.16] as in: put into a position that will restore a normal state

Examples:
set a broken bone

'set'

[set.v.17] as in: insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)

'set'

[set.v.18] as in: give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor

'set'

[sic.v.01] as in: urge to attack someone

Examples:
The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders
the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits

'set'

[place.v.11] as in: estimate

Examples:
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

'set'

[rig.v.04] as in: equip with sails or masts

Examples:
rig a ship

'set'

[set_up.v.04] as in: get ready for a particular purpose or event

Examples:
set up an experiment
set the table
lay out the tools for the surgery

'set'

[adjust.v.01] as in: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

Examples:
Adjust the clock, please
correct the alignment of the front wheels

'set'

[fructify.v.03] as in: bear fruit

Examples:
the apple trees fructify

'set'

[dress.v.16] as in: arrange attractively

Examples:
dress my hair for the wedding

'set'

[fit.s.01] as in: (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

Examples:
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

'set'

[fixed.s.02] as in: fixed and unmoving; ; - Connor Cruise O'Brien

Examples:
with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
his bearded face already has a set hollow look
a face rigid with pain

'set'

[located.s.01] as in: situated in a particular spot or position

Examples:
valuable centrally located urban land
strategically placed artillery
a house set on a hilltop
nicely situated on a quiet riverbank

'set'

[laid.s.01] as in: set down according to a plan:

Examples:
a carefully laid table with places set for four people
stones laid in a pattern

'set'

[set.s.05] as in: being below the horizon

Examples:
the moon is set

'set'

[determined.s.03] as in: determined or decided upon as by an authority

Examples:
date and place are already determined
the dictated terms of surrender
the time set for the launching

'set'

[hardened.s.03] as in: converted to solid form (as concrete)

Origins

					set (English)
└── set (Middle English (1100-1500))