Set

Set [set]
Noun
Similar to: Sett
== Meanings ==
#Put, lay, or stand in a specified place or position.
##Be situated or fixed in a specified place or position.
##Represent as happening at a specified time or in a specified place.
##Mount a precious stone in.
##Mount in something.
##[Printing] Arrange as required.
##[Printing] Arrange the type for.
##Prepare for a meal by placing cutlery, dishes, etc. On it in their proper places.
##'Cause to sit on eggs.
##Put in the ground to grow.
##[Sailing] Put up in position to catch the wind.
#Put or bring into a specified state.
##'Cause to start doing something.
##Instruct someone to do something.
##Give someone a task.
##Devise and give it to someone to do.
##Establish as for others to follow, copy, or try to achieve.
##Establish.
##Decide on.
##Fix on something.
#Adjust, typically to show the right time.
##Adjust an alarm clock to sound at the required time.
##Adjust a device or its controls so that it performs a particular operation.
##'Cause a binary device to enter the state representing the numeral 1.
#Harden into a solid or semisolid state.
##Arrange the hair while damp so that it dries in the required style.
##Put parts of a broken or dislocated bone or limb into the correct position for healing.
##Be restored to its normal condition by knitting together again after being broken.
##Assume or cause to assume a fixed or rigid expression.
##Become fixed in position or in the feeling they are expressing.
##Adopt a rigid attitude indicating the presence of game.
#Appear to move toward and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates.
#Take or have a specified direction or course.
#Start a fire.
#Develop into or produce fruit.
##Develop from blossom.
##Produce seeds.
#Sit
#A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.
##A collection of implements, containers, or other objects customarily used together for a specific purpose.
##A group of people with common interests or occupations or of similar social status.
##A group of games counting as a unit toward a match, only the player or side that wins a defined number or proportion of the games being awarded a point toward the final score.
##A sequence of songs or pieces performed together and constituting or forming part of a live show or recording.
##A group of people making up the required number for a square dance or similar country dance.
##A fixed number of repetitions of a particular bodybuilding exercise.
##[Logic] A collection of distinct entities regarded as a unit, being either individually specified or more satisfying specified conditions.
#The way in which something is set; disposed, positioned.
##The posture or attitude of a part of the body, typically in relation to the impression this gives of a person's feelings or intentions.
##The flow of a current or tide in a particular direction.
##A setter's pointing in the presence of game.
##The alternating outward inclinations of the teeth of a saw.
##A warp or bend in wood, metal, or another material caused by continued strain or pressure.
#A radio or television receiver.
#A collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film.
##The place or area in which filming is taking place or a play is performed.
#An arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style.
#A cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
##A young fruit that has just formed.
#The last coat of plaster on a wall.
#[Printing] The amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.
##The width of a piece of type.
#Variant spelling of Sett.
#Fixed or arranged in advance.
##Unlikely to change.
##Held for an unnaturally long time without changing, typically as a reflection of determination.
##Offered at a fixed price with a limited choice of dishes.
##Having a conventional or predetermined wording; formulaic.
#Ready, prepared, or likely to do something.
##Firmly opposed to.
##Determined to do something.
== Examples ==
#Dana set the mug tea down.
#The doctor set a due date of August 17th.
#I hope you set her straight.
#Alex set his cup down beside hers.
#She set the table and glanced up when the screen door squeaked.
#The door stood open and a table was set in the front room, with four chairs drawn up to it.
#The house rules had been set up to protect the girls from him.
#There is one set of numbers he changes for the time and he can set the location somehow by longitude and latitude.
#The household account he had set up for her was healthy and growing with the monthly deposits he made.
#Roxanne had a set her cap for him and Adrienne had no intention of being the one to spoil her friends' plans.
#Desire still a hot ember inside of her, she was tempted to set the record straight, but maybe it was best he didn't know how close she had come to giving in.
#He carried her about a hundred yards and then set her on her feet, slapping her backside with a sting that brought tears to her eyes.
#Let us have dinner, and then we'll set off.
#At the end of the hall, a steep set of stairs led to the attic.
#Only it's not set to music.
#Working, studying... don't you have a minute you can set aside - for me?
#Set me on shore and leave me there.
#That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!
#With the laundry washing and the sun peeping through curtainless panes, she set out to explore the house.
#And so they set out on their journey to Exeter.
#Get on in there and set yourself a place - or do I have to do that?
#We agreed the set up was adequate and thanked him for his efforts.
#Just behind the royal standard-bearers came the Princess Ozma in her royal chariot, which was of gold encrusted with emeralds and diamonds set in exquisite designs.
#The sun had set long since.
#Once there were eleven tadpoles in a glass globe set in a window full of plants.
#Will they set us down here or take us on to Moscow? he asked.
#Carmen set her jaw and challenged them each with a stern look.
#Go ahead and take a seat while I set another place.
#He set the sack on the night table.
#He set the book down, picked it up, then replaced it.
#She set one steaming cup on a coaster beside him and placed hers on the window sill.
#As we noted earlier, people no longer disagree simply about what values to apply to a set of facts—rather, they disagree as to the nature of the facts themselves.
#The way to end war is not to set up some big world government or eliminate nation-states, which will always retain the right to take unilateral military action to defend themselves.
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