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Sounds | seh't |
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Rhymes | abet, alphabet, anisette, and 102 more rhymes in eht at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed. |
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Examples | "we are set to go at any time" |
Synonyms | fit, primed |
Similar to | ready |
Meaning | Fixed and unmoving. |
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Examples | "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien |
Synonyms | fixed, rigid |
Similar to | nonmoving, unmoving |
Meaning | Situated in a particular spot or position. |
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Examples | "a house set on a hilltop" |
Synonyms | located, placed, situated |
Similar to | settled |
Meaning | Set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people". |
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Synonyms | laid |
Similar to | arranged, ordered |
Meaning | Below the horizon. |
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Examples | "the moon is set" |
Similar to | down |
Meaning | Determined or decided upon as by an authority. |
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Examples | "the time set for the launching" |
Synonyms | determined, dictated |
Similar to | settled |
Meaning | Converted to solid form (as concrete). |
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Synonyms | hardened |
Similar to | hard |
Meaning | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used. |
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Examples | "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
Members | volume |
Narrower | dentition, teeth; singleton; pair, brace; trio, triad, triplet; quartet, quartette, quadruplet; quintet, quintette; sextet, sextette, sestet; septet, septette; octet, octette; chess set; manicure set; union, sum, join; intersection, product, cartesian product; field; field; field; bracket; conjugation; suite; choir, consort; core, nucleus, core group; score; threescore; synset |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
Meaning | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols. |
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Examples | "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
Category | mathematics, math, maths |
Narrower | interval; group, mathematical group; locus; subset; null set; Mandelbrot set; mathematical space, topological space; field; solution, root; diagonal; domain; intersection |
Broader | abstraction |
Meaning | Several exercises intended to be done in series. |
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Examples | "he did four sets of the incline bench press" |
Synonyms | exercise set |
Broader | exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
Meaning | Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production. |
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Examples | "the sets were meticulously authentic" |
Synonyms | stage set |
Part of | mise en scene, stage setting, setting |
Parts | set decoration |
Narrower | scenery, scene |
Broader | representation |
Meaning | An unofficial association of people or groups. |
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Examples | "the smart set goes there" |
Synonyms | circle, band, lot |
Narrower | car pool; clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp; cohort; conspiracy, confederacy; Four Hundred; horsy set, horsey set; jet set; party, company |
Broader | social group |
Meaning | A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way. |
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Examples | "the set of his mind was obvious" |
Synonyms | bent |
Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency |
Verbs | set; set |
Meaning | The act of putting something in position. |
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Examples | "he gave a final set to his hat" |
Broader | placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement |
Verbs | set; set; set; set; set |
Meaning | A unit of play in tennis or squash. |
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Examples | "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
Broader | playing period, period of play, play |
Meaning | The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization. |
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Examples | "he tested the set of the glue" |
Synonyms | hardening, solidifying, solidification, curing |
Part of | plastination |
Narrower | congealment, congelation |
Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity |
Verbs | set |
Meaning | Evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout. Brother and murderer of Osiris. |
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Synonyms | Seth |
Broader | Egyptian deity |
Meaning | The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon. |
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Examples | "before the set of sun" |
Broader | descent |
Meaning | (psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way. |
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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" |
Synonyms | readiness |
Category | psychology, psychological science |
Broader | cognitive state, state of mind |
Verbs | set; set |
Meaning | Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals. |
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Examples | "the early sets ran on storage batteries" |
Part of | communication system, communication equipment |
Narrower | receiver, receiving system; transmitter, sender |
Broader | electronic equipment |
Meaning | Put into a certain place or abstract location. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Model | They set the bags on the table |
Examples | "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" |
Synonyms | put, place, pose, position, lay |
Narrower | insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce; docket; cock; postpose; prepose; step; replace, put back; stratify; plant; intersperse; nestle, snuggle; pile; arrange, set up; superimpose, superpose, lay over; superpose; park; ensconce, settle; emplace; emplace; ship; underlay; trench; pigeonhole; shelve; jar; repose; stick, put forward; sign; middle; parallelize; butt; recess; reposition; throw, thrust; tee, tee up; rack up; coffin; bed; appose; set down, put down, place down; sow, sough, seed; misplace; juxtapose; set down; bottle; bucket; barrel; ground; pillow, rest; misplace, mislay, lose; upend; seat, sit, sit down; lay, put down, repose; stand, stand up, place upright; recline; plant, set; install, instal, put in, set up; situate, fix, posit, deposit; ladle; poise; lean; clap; rest; perch; load; cram; set; siphon; position; glycerolize, glycerolise; space; marshal; settle, settle down; throw; imbricate |
Broader | move, displace |
See also | set up; set up; set up; set down; set up; set up; set down; set back; set out |
Nouns | setting; set |
Meaning | Fix conclusively or authoritatively. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to somebody |
Examples | "set the rules" |
Synonyms | determine |
Narrower | identify, place; date; value; filiate; format; charge; initialize, initialise; tax, assess; price |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Decide upon or fix definitely. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | specify, determine, fix, limit |
Narrower | quantify; name; reset; define |
Broader | choose, take, select, pick out |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Establish as the highest level or best performance. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "set a record" |
Synonyms | mark |
Broader | lay down, establish, make |
Meaning | Put into a certain state. Cause to be in a certain state. |
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Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "set the house afire" |
Narrower | pitch; keynote |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
See also | set off; set off; set apart; set off; set aside; set up |
Meaning | Fix in a border. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
Broader | arrange, set up |
Nouns | setting; set |
Meaning | Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Synonyms | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up |
Narrower | socialize, socialise; provide; cram; precondition; fix; mount; set up, lay out, set; winterize, winterise; summerize, summerise; prime; cultivate, crop, work; brace, poise |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "set clocks or instruments" |
Narrower | reset; advance, set ahead |
Broader | adjust, set, correct |
See also | set ahead |
Nouns | setting |
Meaning | Locate. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP |
Examples | "The film is set in Africa" |
Synonyms | localize, localise, place |
Broader | stage, present, represent |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Disappear beyond the horizon. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Model | The moon will soon set |
Examples | "the sun sets early these days" |
Synonyms | go down, go under |
Category | astronomy, uranology |
Broader | descend, fall, go down, come down |
Contrary | rise, come up, uprise, ascend |
Meaning | Adapt for performance in a different way. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | Did he set his major works over a short period of time? |
Examples | "set this poem to music" |
Synonyms | arrange |
Category | music |
Narrower | prearrange; put; transpose; tabularize, tabularise, tabulate |
Broader | compose, write |
Meaning | Put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | plant |
Narrower | root; puddle; checkrow; bed; dibble; afforest, forest; replant |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Apply or start. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "set fire to a building" |
Broader | originate, initiate, start |
Meaning | Become gelatinous. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Synonyms | jell, congeal |
Broader | solidify |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Put into a position that will restore a normal state. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | Did he set his foot? |
Examples | "set a broken bone" |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay |
Nouns | set |
Meaning | Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | countersink |
Broader | bury, sink |
Meaning | Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | hone |
Meaning | Urge a dog to attack someone. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something on somebody |
Synonyms | sic |
Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack |
Meaning | Estimate. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | place, put |
Broader | estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge |
Meaning | Equip with sails, masts, etc. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | rig, set up |
Broader | equip, fit, fit out, outfit |
Meaning | Get ready for a particular purpose or event. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "set up an experiment"; "set the table" |
Synonyms | set up, lay out |
Broader | fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set |
Nouns | set; setting |
Meaning | Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
Synonyms | adjust, correct |
Narrower | proportion; modulate; temper; tune, tune up; calibrate, graduate, fine-tune; tune, tune up; time; trim; zero, zero in; zero; readjust, reset; attune; time; set; regulate, modulate; focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen; synchronize, synchronise, sync; pressurize, pressurise; depressurize, depressurise, decompress; match, fit; plumb; align, ordinate, coordinate; harmonize, harmonise, reconcile; linearize, linearise; justify; citify |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
Meaning | Bear fruit. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Synonyms | fructify |
Broader | reproduce, procreate, multiply |
Meaning | Arrange attractively. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Model | They set their hair |
Synonyms | dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure |
Narrower | bob; wave |
Broader | groom, neaten |
Similar to | dress, groom, curry |