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Words with a similar base: place_setting, setting, stage_setting

'setting'

[setting.n.01] as in: the context and environment in which something is set

Examples:
the perfect setting for a ghost story

'setting'

[setting.n.02] as in: the state of the environment in which a situation exists

Examples:
you can't do that in a university setting

'setting'

[mise_en_scene.n.01] as in: arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

'setting'

[context.n.02] as in: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

Examples:
the historical context

'setting'

[setting.n.05] as in: the physical position of something

Examples:
he changed the setting on the thermostat

'setting'

[place_setting.n.01] as in: a table service for one person

Examples:
a place setting of sterling flatware

'setting'

[mount.n.04] as in: a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

Examples:
the diamond was in a plain gold mount

'setting'

[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

'setting'

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

Examples:
set the rules

'setting'

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

Examples:
fix the variables
specify the parameters

'setting'

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

Examples:
set a record

'setting'

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

Examples:
set the house afire

'setting'

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

Examples:
The goldsmith set the diamond

'setting'

[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

'setting'

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

Examples:
set clocks or instruments

'setting'

[set.v.09] as in: locate

Examples:
The film is set in Africa

'setting'

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

Examples:
the sun sets early these days

'setting'

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

Examples:
set this poem to music

'setting'

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

Examples:
Let's plant flowers in the garden

'setting'

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

Examples:
set fire to a building

'setting'

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

Examples:
the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme

'setting'

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

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

'setting'

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

Examples:
set a broken bone

'setting'

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

'setting'

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

'setting'

[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

'setting'

[place.v.11] as in: estimate

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

'setting'

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

Examples:
rig a ship

'setting'

[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

'setting'

[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

'setting'

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

Examples:
the apple trees fructify

'setting'

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

Examples:
dress my hair for the wedding