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set
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- pronunciation:
- set
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, adjective
- phrases:
- all set, dead set against, set about, set aside, set down, set fire to, set forth, set in, set off, set on fire, set out, set up
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun, adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sets, setting, set |
| definition 1: |
to put in a particular position or location.
She set the vase of flowers on the table by the window.- synonyms:
- lay, place, posit, put
- similar words:
- deposit, locate, pitch, position, rest, site, situate, station, stick
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| definition 2: |
to put into a particular state.
They set the wild bird free.- synonyms:
- make, put
- similar words:
- drive, fix, lay, place, throw
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| definition 3: |
to start or be the cause of (someone or something) becoming engaged in some action.
Reading that article set me thinking about my own retirement someday.The war set the wheels of industry turning. |
| definition 4: |
to equip or arrange so as to make ready for use.
Please set the table for lunch.- synonyms:
- arrange, lay, prepare
- antonyms:
- clear
- similar words:
- adapt, array, assemble, equip, fix, furnish, order, organize, pitch, prime, spread
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| definition 5: |
to prepare (hair) for styling by using curlers, chemical preparations, and related items.
The hairdresser washes and sets my mother's hair once a week.- similar words:
- curl, perm, style
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| definition 6: |
to determine; fix.
The market sets the price on these items.Her mother set a limit on her spending.- synonyms:
- determine, fix, prescribe
- similar words:
- appoint, assign, decide, define, establish, pitch
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| definition 7: |
to appoint to perform a particular task.
She set the children to washing the dishes.- synonyms:
- appoint, assign
- similar words:
- allocate, charge, designate, direct, entrust, name, relegate
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| definition 8: |
to establish.
The manager set a goal for the employees.- synonyms:
- assign, establish, fix, found, institute
- similar words:
- assess, create, impose, locate, pitch, place, root, start
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| definition 9: |
to adjust for proper operation or accuracy.
The mechanic set the timing on the engine.- synonyms:
- adjust, align, regulate
- similar words:
- adapt, arrange, calibrate, fix, right
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| definition 10: |
to put gems or the like on; stud.
The pendant was set with jewels.- synonyms:
- stud
- similar words:
- adorn, bedeck, bejewel, embed, ornament
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| definition 11: |
to cause to be rigid or fixed in position.
He set his jaw in anger.- synonyms:
- fix, rigidify, stiffen, tighten
- similar words:
- firm, harden, solidify, steady
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| definition 12: |
to put (a broken bone) back in place.
The doctor set two broken legs that night.- similar words:
- fix, join, knit, mend
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| related words: |
arm, bait, bind, cock, dictate, dress, home, install, institute, lead, orient, pace, pose, prepare, prescribe, put, quote, ready, root, scale, space, stand, stipulate, time, tune, turn |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to go below the horizon; sink.
We will arrive before the sun sets.- synonyms:
- drop, sink
- antonyms:
- rise
- similar words:
- descend, dip, disappear, go down, lower
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| definition 2: |
to become hard or solid.
Keep the gelatin desserts in the refrigerator until they set completely.- synonyms:
- firm, harden, solidify, stiffen
- antonyms:
- melt
- similar words:
- cement, coagulate, cohere, concrete, congeal, fix, take, thicken
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| definition 3: |
of a hen, to sit on eggs.
- synonyms:
- brood
- similar words:
- sit
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| related words: |
bind, clot, graft, stick |
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| phrase: |
set about, set aside, set down, set fire to, set forth, set in, set off, set on fire, set out, set up |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of related objects that are used together.
a set of wrenches
- synonyms:
- kit, suite
- similar words:
- battery, collection, group, service, system
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| definition 2: |
a group of works, usu. by one author and sold as a unit.
- synonyms:
- collection
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| definition 3: |
the scenery that provides the background for a theatrical performance or movie.
- synonyms:
- scenery, setting
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| definition 4: |
a radio or television receiver.
- synonyms:
- receiver
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| definition 5: |
bearing; posture.
the set of her facial expression- synonyms:
- bearing, cast, poise, port, posture
- similar words:
- pose
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| definition 6: |
in tennis, a series of games classed as the principal unit of a match, with the winner of most sets winning the match.
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| definition 7: |
in math, a collection of points, numbers, or objects that satisfy a given condition and thus become a class.
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| related words: |
arrangement, array, background, band, batch, bunch, camp, cast, category, chain, class, classification, combination, crowd, expression, kind, kit, lot, mold, monitor, outfit, pack, package, pair, tube |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
already established; fixed.
We meet at a set time every day.We have a set procedure for handling this kind of problem."How do you do?" is a set expression.- synonyms:
- definite, fixed, prearranged
- antonyms:
- changing, fresh, original, unspecified, variable
- similar words:
- arranged, rigid, settled, specified
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| definition 2: |
of a person, rigid; unchanging.
She is set in her ideas.He is set in his ways.- synonyms:
- firm, immovable, iron, obdurate, rigid, steadfast, unyielding
- antonyms:
- changeable, flexible, varying
- similar words:
- fixed, hardened, inflexible, narrow, obstinate, stubborn
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| definition 3: |
prepared; ready.
Are we set to leave now?- synonyms:
- prepared, ready
- antonyms:
- unprepared
- similar words:
- armed, game, prepped, primed, ripe
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| related words: |
accustomed, bent, due, firm, habitual, opinionated, specific, standard, stationary, steady, uncompromising, usual |
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| phrase: |
all set, dead set against |
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