set
verb
[ sɛt ]
• put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.
• "Delaney set the mug of tea down"
Similar:
put,
place,
put down,
lay,
lay down,
deposit,
position,
settle,
station,
leave,
stow,
prop,
lean,
stand,
plant,
pose,
dispose,
stick,
dump,
bung,
park,
plonk,
plump,
pop,
plunk,
posit,
• put or bring into a specified state.
• "the Home Secretary set in motion a review of the law"
• adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time.
• "set your watch immediately to local time at your destination"
• harden into a solid or semi-solid state.
• "cook for a further thirty-five minutes until the filling has set"
Similar:
solidify,
harden,
become solid,
become hard,
stiffen,
thicken,
gel,
cake,
congeal,
coagulate,
clot,
freeze,
crystallize,
gelatinize,
• (of the sun, moon, or another celestial body) appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon as the earth rotates.
• "the sun was setting and a warm red glow filled the sky"
• (of a tide or current) take or have a specified direction or course.
• "a fair tide can be carried well past Land's End before the stream sets to the north"
• start (a fire).
• "the school had been broken into and the fire had been set"
• (of blossom or a tree) form into or produce (fruit).
• "wait until first flowers have set fruit before planting out the peppers"
• sit.
• "the rest of them people just set there goggle-eyed for a minute"
Origin:
Old English settan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zetten, German setzen, also to sit.
set
noun
• a group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.
• "a set of false teeth"
Similar:
group,
collection,
series,
complete series,
assortment,
selection,
compendium,
batch,
number,
combination,
grouping,
assemblage,
arrangement,
array,
• the way in which something is set, disposed, or positioned.
• "the shape and set of the eyes"
• a radio or television receiver.
• "a TV set"
• a collection of scenery, stage furniture, and other articles used for a particular scene in a play or film.
• an arrangement of the hair when damp so that it dries in the required style.
• "a shampoo and set"
• a cutting, young plant, or bulb used in the propagation of new plants.
• the last coat of plaster on a wall.
• the amount of spacing in type controlling the distance between letters.
• variant spelling of sett.
• another term for plant (sense 4 of the noun).
set
verb
• group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.
Origin:
late Middle English: partly from Old French sette, from Latin secta ‘sect’, partly from set1.
set
adjective
• fixed or arranged in advance.
• "try to feed the puppy at set times each day"
Similar:
fixed,
established,
hard and fast,
determined,
predetermined,
arranged,
prearranged,
prescribed,
scheduled,
specified,
defined,
appointed,
decided,
agreed,
unvarying,
unchanging,
invariable,
unvaried,
unchanged,
rigid,
inflexible,
cast-iron,
strict,
settled,
predictable,
routine,
standard,
customary,
regular,
normal,
usual,
habitual,
accustomed,
wonted,
conventional,
• ready, prepared, or likely to do something.
• "the first family was set for a quiet night of rest"
Origin:
late Old English, past participle of set1.
sett
noun
• the den or burrow of a badger.
• a granite paving block.
• the particular pattern of stripes in a tartan.
Origin:
Middle English: variant of set2, the spelling with -tt prevailing in technical senses.
