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set
English
- 🔊 converted to solid form (as concrete)
- 🔊 fixed and unmoving“with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare”
- 🔊 set down according to a plan“a carefully laid table with places set for four people”
- 🔊 situated in a particular spot or position“valuable centrally located urban land”
- 🔊 determined or decided upon as by an authority“date and place are already determined”
- 🔊 several exercises intended to be done in series“he did four sets of the incline bench press”
- 🔊 the act of putting something in position“he gave a final set to his hat”
- 🔊 any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals“the early sets ran on storage batteries”
- 🔊 (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way“the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution”
- 🔊 the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon“before the set of sun”
- 🔊 a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used“a set of books”
- 🔊 (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols“the set of prime numbers is infinite”
- 🔊 an unofficial association of people or groups“the smart set goes there”
- 🔊 evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout
- 🔊 a unit of play in tennis or squash“they played two sets of tennis after dinner”
- 🔊 representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production“the sets were meticulously authentic”
- 🔊 a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way“the set of his mind was obvious”
- 🔊 the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization“the hardening of concrete”
- 🔊 set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly“set clocks or instruments”
- 🔊 put into a certain state“set the house afire”
- 🔊 establish as the highest level or best performance“set a record”
- 🔊 give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- 🔊 insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- 🔊 fix in a border“The goldsmith set the diamond”
- 🔊 put into a position that will restore a normal state“set a broken bone”
- 🔊 apply or start“set fire to a building”
- 🔊 locate“The film is set in Africa”
- 🔊 disappear beyond the horizon“the sun sets early these days”
- 🔊 bear fruit“the apple trees fructify”
- 🔊 alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard“Adjust the clock, please”
- 🔊 equip with sails or masts“rig a ship”
- 🔊 become gelatinous“the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme”
- 🔊 fix conclusively or authoritatively“set the rules”
- 🔊 decide upon or fix definitely“fix the variables”
- 🔊 urge to attack someone“The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders”
- 🔊 put into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”
- 🔊 put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground“Let's plant flowers in the garden”
- 🔊 adapt for performance in a different way“set this poem to music”
- 🔊 set in type“My book will be typeset nicely”
- 🔊 arrange attractively“dress my hair for the wedding”
Spanish
- 🔊 conjunto set
- 🔊 juego set
- 🔊 manga set
- 🔊 parcial set
- 🔊 serie set
- 🔊 set set
- 🔊 establecer to set
- 🔊 fraguar to set
- 🔊 decorado set, scenery
- 🔊 engastar to set, mount (a jewel)
- 🔊 sentar to set, to establish, to lay
- 🔊 dejar to set, to put, to make (in certain phrases)
- 🔊 poner to set, to set up (e.g. set an alarm, set up chairs)