sets in English

noun

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, assortment, selection, compendium, batch, number, arrangement, array

2

the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned.

the shape and set of the eyes

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.

Behind every actor you'll find props, stage scenery and sets .

synonyms: scenery, setting, backdrop, flats, mise en scène

5

a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.

6

the last coat of plaster on a wall.

7

the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.

verb

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, stick, dump, park, plunk

2

put or bring into a specified state.

plunging oil prices set in motion an economic collapse in Houston

3

adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time.

You could set your clock or watch with Pat as he drove his herd in our out of the parlour to pasture morning and evening.

synonyms: adjust, regulate, synchronize, calibrate, put right, correct, program, activate, turn on

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, freeze, crystallize

5

(of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move toward and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates.

the sun was setting and a warm, red glow filled the sky

synonyms: go down, sink, dip, vanish, disappear

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).

He was arrested last week for allegedly setting the fire.

8

(of blossom or a tree) develop into or produce (fruit).

Hand-pollinated flowers always set fruit whilst unpollinated flowers did not form any capsules.

9

sit.

a perfect lady—just set in her seat and stared

noun

group, collection, series, assortment, selection, compendium, batch, number, arrangement, array
clique, coterie, circle, crowd, group, crew, band, company, ring, camp, fraternity, school, faction, league, gang, bunch
kit, apparatus, equipment, outfit
service
posture, position, cast, attitude, bearing, carriage
scenery, setting, backdrop, flats, mise en scène
session, time, stretch, bout, round
seth
curing, solidification, solidifying, hardening
circle, lot, band
bent
stage set
readiness

verb

put (down), be situated, fix, adorn, lay, assign, apply, decide on, direct, establish, adjust, solidify, go down, jell, arrange, coiffe, countersink, gear up, localize, set up, mark, place, define, determine, typeset, fructify, plant, sic
put (down), place, lay, deposit, position, settle, leave, stand, plant, posit, stick, dump, park, plunk
be situated, be located, lie, stand, be sited, be perched
fix, embed, insert, mount
adorn, ornament, decorate, embellish, bejewel
lay, prepare, arrange
assign, allocate, give, allot, prescribe
apply, address, direct, aim, turn, focus, concentrate
decide on, select, choose, arrange, schedule, fix (on), settle on, determine, designate, name, appoint, specify, stipulate
direct, steer, orient, orientate, point, aim, train
establish, create, institute
adjust, regulate, synchronize, calibrate, put right, correct, program, activate, turn on
solidify, harden, stiffen, thicken, jell, cake, congeal, coagulate, clot, freeze, crystallize
go down, sink, dip, vanish, disappear
jell, congeal
adjust, correct
arrange
coiffe, do, arrange, coif, dress, coiffure
countersink
gear up, set up, fix, ready, prepare
localize, place
set up, rig
mark
place, put
place, position, put, lay, pose
set up, lay out
define, fix, specify, determine, limit
determine
typeset
fructify
plant
go down, go under
sic

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