| setting |
surroundings; context; environment. [5 definitions] |
| settle1 |
to finally agree upon or resolve. [13 definitions] |
| settle2 |
a long wooden seat with arms and a high back; settee. |
| settle a score |
to retaliate in response to a grievance or hurt. |
| settle down |
to adopt a quieter and more stable lifestyle. [4 definitions] |
| settle for |
to accept (something that is not truly what one prefers), or decide that one will be content with (something). |
| settlement |
the process or act of settling, or the condition of being settled. [4 definitions] |
| settler |
a person who settles in a previously uninhabited or new area. |
| settle someone's hash |
to dispose of or subdue. |
| settlings |
solid matter that settles out of a liquid; sediment; dregs. |
| set-to |
(informal) a short, intense fight or argument. |
| setup |
the particular arrangement or organization of the elements of something. [3 definitions] |
| set up |
to make (something) ready for use or operation by assembling or arranging the parts. [6 definitions] |
| seven |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 7 and by the Roman numeral VII. [3 definitions] |
| Seven Cities of Cibola |
legendary cities full of riches sought by sixteenth-century Spanish explorers in what is now the southwestern United States. |
| sevenfold |
having seven parts or elements. [3 definitions] |
| seven seas |
(sometimes cap.) all seven oceans of the world. |
| seventeen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 17 and by the Roman numeral XVII. [3 definitions] |
| seventeenth |
indicating rank or position between sixteenth and eighteenth. [3 definitions] |
| seventeen-year locust |
a cicada of the eastern United States that lives as a larva in the soil for thirteen to seventeen years before emerging for a short adult life. |
| seventh |
indicating rank or position between sixth and eighth. [4 definitions] |