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setting

set·ting

setting

 
pronunciation:
se tIng
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: the time and place in which something happens.
The setting of that book is Georgia during the Civil War.
synonyms:
environment
similar words:
context
definition 2: all the plates, forks, spoons, knives, and other things for one person to eat with at a table.
The server put out four settings at each table.
similar words:
silverware, utensils
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