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  1. match,
  2. go,
  3. tv,
  4. up,
  5. table

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Noun (13 meanings)

1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.

set

Examples:
  • “a set of books”,
  • “a set of golf clubs”,
  • “a set of teeth”
set is a type of:
types of set:
  • bracket (noun) - a category falling within certain defined limits
  • chess set (noun) - checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
  • choir, consort (noun) - a family of similar musical instrument playing together
  • conjugation (noun) - the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
  • core, nucleus, core group (noun) - a small group of indispensable persons or things
  • dentition, teeth (noun) - the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
  • field (noun) - all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
  • field (noun) - all of the horses in a particular horse race
  • field (noun) - (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
  • intersection, product, Cartesian product (noun) - the set of elements common to two or more sets
  • manicure set (noun) - a set of implements used to manicure
  • octet, octette (noun) - a set of eight similar things considered as a unit
  • pair, brace (noun) - a set of two similar things considered as a unit
  • portfolio (noun) - a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers
  • quartet, quartette, quadruplet, quadruple (noun) - a set of four similar things considered as a unit
  • quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple (noun) - a set of five similar things considered as a unit
  • score (noun) - a set of twenty members
  • septet, septette (noun) - a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
  • sextet, sextette, sestet (noun) - a set of six similar things considered as a unit
  • singleton (noun) - a set containing a single member
  • suite (noun) - a matching set of furniture
  • synset (noun) - a set of one or more synonyms
  • threescore (noun) - a set with 3 times 20 members
  • trio, triad, triplet, triple (noun) - a set of three similar things considered as a unit
  • union, sum, join (noun) - a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
members of set:
  • volume (noun) - a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications

2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.

set

Example:
  • “the set of prime numbers is infinite”
set is a type of:
types of set:
  • Mandelbrot set (noun) - a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted
  • diagonal (noun) - (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
  • domain, domain of a function (noun) - (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
  • field (noun) - (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
  • group, mathematical group (noun) - a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
  • image, range, range of a function (noun) - (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
  • intersection (noun) - a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations
  • interval (noun) - a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
  • locus (noun) - the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
  • mathematical space, topological space (noun) - (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind
  • null set (noun) - a set that is empty
  • solution, root (noun) - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
  • subset (noun) - a set whose members are members of another set
  • universal set (noun) - (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • mathematics, math, maths (noun) - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

3. several exercises intended to be done in series.

set, exercise set

Example:
  • “he did four sets of the incline bench press”
set is a type of:

4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production.

stage set, set

Example:
  • “the sets were meticulously authentic”
set is a type of:
  • representation (noun) - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
types of set:
  • scenery, scene (noun) - the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
set is a part of:
parts of set:
  • set decoration (noun) - a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production

5. an unofficial association of people or groups.

set, circle, band, lot

Examples:
  • “the smart set goes there”,
  • “they were an angry lot”
set is a type of:
types of set:
  • Four Hundred (noun) - the exclusive social set of a city
  • car pool (noun) - a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
  • clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp (noun) - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  • cohort (noun) - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
  • conspiracy, confederacy (noun) - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
  • horsy set, horsey set (noun) - a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
  • jet set (noun) - a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
  • party, company (noun) - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity

6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.

bent, set

Example:
  • “the set of his mind was obvious”
set is a type of:
set is derivationally related to:

7. the act of putting something in position.

set

Example:
  • “he gave a final set to his hat”
set is a type of:
set is derivationally related to:
  • to plant, set (verb) - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
  • to put, set, place, pose, position, lay (verb) - put into a certain place or abstract location
  • to set (verb) - fix in a border
  • to set (verb) - put into a position that will restore a normal state
  • to set, localize, localise, place (verb) - locate

8. a unit of play in tennis or squash.

set

Example:
  • “they played two sets of tennis after dinner”
set is a type of:
parts of set:
  • game (noun) - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves

9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.

hardening, solidifying, solidification, set, curing

Examples:
  • “the hardening of concrete”,
  • “he tested the set of the glue”
set is a type of:
types of set:
set is a part of:
  • plastination (noun) - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues
set is derivationally related to:
  • to cure (verb) - prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
  • to harden, indurate (verb) - become hard or harder
  • to jell, set, congeal (verb) - become gelatinous
  • to solidify (verb) - become solid
  • to solidify (verb) - make solid or more solid

10. evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris.

Set, Seth

set is an instance of:

11. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon.

set

Example:
  • “before the set of sun”
set is a type of:
  • descent (noun) - a movement downward

12. (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.

set, readiness

Examples:
  • “the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution”,
  • “his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set”
set is a type of:
set is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:

13. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals.

set

Example:
  • “the early sets ran on storage batteries”
set is a type of:
  • electronic equipment (noun) - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
types of set:
set is a part of:

Verb (25 meanings)

1. put into a certain place or abstract location.

to put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Examples:
  • “Put your things here”,
  • “Set the tray down”,
  • “Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”,
  • “Place emphasis on a certain point”
to set is a way to:
  • to move, displace (verb) - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
ways to set:
  • to appose (verb) - place side by side or in close proximity
  • to arrange, set up (verb) - put into a proper or systematic order
  • to barrel (verb) - put in barrels
  • to bed (verb) - put to bed
  • to bottle (verb) - put into bottles
  • to bucket (verb) - put into a bucket
  • to butt (verb) - place end to end without overlapping
  • to clap (verb) - put quickly or forcibly
  • to cock (verb) - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
  • to coffin (verb) - place into a coffin
  • to cram (verb) - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
  • to dispose (verb) - place or put in a particular order
  • to docket (verb) - place on the docket for legal action
  • to emplace (verb) - put into place or position
  • to emplace (verb) - provide a new emplacement for guns
  • to ensconce, settle (verb) - fix firmly
  • to glycerolize, glycerolise (verb) - place in glycerol
  • to ground (verb) - place or put on the ground
  • to imbricate (verb) - place so as to overlap
  • to insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce (verb) - introduce
  • to install, instal, put in, set up (verb) - set up for use
  • to intersperse (verb) - place at intervals in or among
  • to jar (verb) - place in a cylindrical vessel
  • to juxtapose (verb) - place side by side
  • to ladle (verb) - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
  • to lay, put down, repose (verb) - put in a horizontal position
  • to lean (verb) - cause to lean or incline
  • to load (verb) - put (something) on a structure or conveyance
  • to marshal (verb) - place in proper rank
  • to middle (verb) - put in the middle
  • to misplace (verb) - place or position wrongly
  • to misplace, mislay, lose (verb) - place (something) where one cannot find it again
  • to nestle, snuggle (verb) - position comfortably
  • to parallelize (verb) - place parallel to one another
  • to park (verb) - place temporarily
  • to perch (verb) - cause to perch or sit
  • to pigeonhole (verb) - place into a small compartment
  • to pile (verb) - place or lay as if in a pile
  • to pillow, rest (verb) - rest on or as if on a pillow
  • to plant (verb) - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
  • to plant, set (verb) - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
  • to poise (verb) - cause to be balanced or suspended
  • to position (verb) - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
  • to postpose (verb) - place after another constituent in the sentence
  • to prepose (verb) - place before another constituent in the sentence
  • to rack up (verb) - place in a rack
  • to recess (verb) - put into a recess
  • to recline (verb) - cause to recline
  • to replace, put back (verb) - put something back where it belongs
  • to repose (verb) - to put something (eg trust) in something
  • to reposition (verb) - place into another position
  • to rest (verb) - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
  • to seat, sit, sit down (verb) - show to a seat
  • to seat (verb) - place in or on a seat
  • to seat (verb) - place or attach firmly in or on a base
  • to set (verb) - put into a position that will restore a normal state
  • to set down, put down, place down (verb) - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
  • to set down (verb) - put or settle into a position
  • to settle, settle down (verb) - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
  • to shelve (verb) - place on a shelf
  • to ship (verb) - place on board a ship
  • to sign (verb) - place signs, as along a road
  • to siphon (verb) - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
  • to situate, fix, posit, deposit (verb) - put (something somewhere) firmly
  • to sow, seed (verb) - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
  • to space (verb) - place at intervals
  • to stand, stand up, place upright (verb) - put into an upright position
  • to step (verb) - place (a ship's mast) in its step
  • to stratify (verb) - form, arrange, or deposit in layers
  • to superimpose, superpose, lay over (verb) - place on top of
  • to superpose (verb) - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
  • to tee, tee up (verb) - place on a tee
  • to throw, thrust (verb) - place or put with great energy
  • to throw (verb) - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
  • to trench (verb) - set, plant, or bury in a trench
  • to underlay (verb) - put (something) under or beneath
  • to upend (verb) - set, turn, or stand on end
to set is derivationally related to:
see also:

2. fix conclusively or authoritatively.

to determine, set

Example:
  • “set the rules”
ways to set:
  • to charge (verb) - set or ask for a certain price
  • to date (verb) - assign a date to
  • to filiate (verb) - fix the paternity of
  • to format (verb) - determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
  • to identify, place (verb) - recognize as being
  • to initialize, initialise (verb) - assign an initial value to a computer program
  • to price (verb) - determine the price of
  • to tax, assess (verb) - set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
  • to value (verb) - fix or determine the value of
to set is derivationally related to:

3. decide upon or fix definitely.

to specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit

Examples:
  • “fix the variables”,
  • “specify the parameters”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
  • to define (verb) - give a definition for the meaning of a word
  • to name (verb) - mention and identify by name
  • to quantify (verb) - use as a quantifier
  • to reset (verb) - set anew
to set is derivationally related to:

4. establish as the highest level or best performance.

to set, mark

Example:
  • “set a record”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:

5. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.

to set

Example:
  • “set the house afire”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
  • to keynote (verb) - set the keynote of
  • to pitch (verb) - set to a certain pitch
see also:

6. fix in a border.

to set

Example:
  • “The goldsmith set the diamond”
to set is a way to:
  • to arrange, set up (verb) - put into a proper or systematic order
to set is derivationally related to:
  • mount, setting (noun) - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
  • set (noun) - the act of putting something in position

7. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.

to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set

Examples:
  • “Get the children ready for school!”,
  • “prepare for war”,
  • “I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
  • to brace, poise (verb) - prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
  • to cram (verb) - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
  • to cultivate, crop, work (verb) - prepare for crops
  • to fix (verb) - kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
  • to mount (verb) - fix onto a backing, setting, or support
to set is derivationally related to:

8. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.

to set

Example:
  • “set clocks or instruments”
to set is a way to:
  • to adjust, set, correct (verb) - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
ways to set:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • setting (noun) - the physical position of something
see also:

9. locate.

to set, localize, localise, place

Example:
  • “The film is set in Africa”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:

10. disappear beyond the horizon.

to set, go down, go under

Example:
  • “the sun sets early these days”
to set is the opposite of:
to set is a way to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • astronomy, uranology (noun) - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

11. adapt for performance in a different way.

to arrange, set

Example:
  • “set this poem to music”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • arranger, adapter, transcriber (noun) - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
  • music (noun) - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

12. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.

to plant, set

Example:
  • “Let's plant flowers in the garden”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
  • to afforest, forest (verb) - establish a forest on previously unforested land
  • to bed (verb) - place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
  • to checkrow (verb) - plant in checkrows
  • to dibble (verb) - plant with a wooden hand tool
  • to puddle (verb) - dip into mud before planting
  • to replant (verb) - plant again or anew
  • to root (verb) - plant by the roots
  • to tree (verb) - plant with trees
to set is derivationally related to:
  • plant, flora, plant life (noun) - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
  • planter (noun) - a decorative pot for house plants
  • planting (noun) - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
  • set (noun) - the act of putting something in position

13. apply or start.

to set

Example:
  • “set fire to a building”
to set is a way to:

14. become gelatinous.

to jell, set, congeal

Example:
  • “the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:

15. set in type.

to typeset, set

Examples:
  • “My book will be typeset nicely”,
  • “set these words in italics”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:

16. put into a position that will restore a normal state.

to set

Example:
  • “set a broken bone”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • set (noun) - the act of putting something in position

17. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink).

to set, countersink

to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • countersink (noun) - a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface

18. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor.

to set

to set is a way to:
  • to hone (verb) - sharpen with a hone

19. urge to attack someone.

to sic, set

Examples:
  • “The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders”,
  • “the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits”
to set is a way to:

20. estimate.

to place, put, set

Example:
  • “We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”
to set is a way to:

21. equip with sails or masts.

to rig, set, set up

Example:
  • “rig a ship”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • rig, rigging (noun) - formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
  • rigger (noun) - someone who rigs ships
  • rigging, tackle (noun) - gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

22. get ready for a particular purpose or event.

to set up, lay out, set

Examples:
  • “set up an experiment”,
  • “set the table”,
  • “lay out the tools for the surgery”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:

23. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.

to adjust, set, correct

Examples:
  • “Adjust the clock, please”,
  • “correct the alignment of the front wheels”
to set is a way to:
ways to set:
  • to focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen (verb) - put (an image) into focus
  • to harmonize, harmonise, reconcile (verb) - bring into consonance or accord
  • to justify (verb) - adjust the spaces between words
  • to linearize, linearise (verb) - make linear or get into a linear form
  • to match, fit (verb) - make correspond or harmonize
  • to modulate (verb) - adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of
  • to plumb (verb) - adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical
  • to pressurize, pressurise (verb) - increase the pressure in or of
  • to proportion (verb) - adjust in size relative to other things
  • to readjust, reset (verb) - adjust again after an initial failure
  • to regulate, modulate (verb) - fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
  • to set (verb) - set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
  • to synchronize, synchronise, sync (verb) - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
  • to temper (verb) - adjust the pitch (of pianos)
  • to time (verb) - adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time
  • to time (verb) - regulate or set the time of
  • to trim (verb) - adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
  • to tune, tune up (verb) - adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
  • to tune, tune up (verb) - adjust for (better) functioning
  • to zero, zero in (verb) - adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
  • to zero (verb) - adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
to set is derivationally related to:

24. bear fruit.

to fructify, set

Example:
  • “the apple trees fructify”
to set is a way to:
to set is derivationally related to:
  • fructification (noun) - the bearing of fruit
  • fruit (noun) - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

25. arrange attractively.

to dress, arrange, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

Example:
  • “dress my hair for the wedding”
to set is a way to:
  • to groom, neaten (verb) - care for one's external appearance
ways to set:
  • to bob (verb) - cut hair in the style of a bob
  • to wave (verb) - set waves in
to set is derivationally related to:
Verb group:

Adjective (7 meanings)

1. (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.

fit, primed, set

Examples:
  • “in no fit state to continue”,
  • “fit to drop”,
  • “laughing fit to burst”,
  • “she was fit to scream”,
  • “primed for a fight”,
  • “we are set to go at any time”
Derivationally related form:
set is similar to:
  • ready (adjective) - completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

2. fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain".

fixed, set, rigid

Derivationally related form:
set is similar to:

3. situated in a particular spot or position.

located, placed, set, situated

Examples:
  • “valuable centrally located urban land”,
  • “strategically placed artillery”,
  • “a house set on a hilltop”,
  • “nicely situated on a quiet riverbank”
set is similar to:
  • settled (adjective) - established in a desired position or place

4. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people".

laid, set

Example:
  • “stones laid in a pattern”
set is similar to:
  • arranged, ordered (adjective) - disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

5. being below the horizon.

set

Example:
  • “the moon is set”
set is similar to:
  • down (adjective) - being or moving lower in position or less in some value

6. determined or decided upon as by an authority.

determined, dictated, set

Examples:
  • “date and place are already determined”,
  • “the dictated terms of surrender”,
  • “the time set for the launching”
set is similar to:
  • settled (adjective) - established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

7. converted to solid form (as concrete).

hardened, set

set is similar to:
  • hard (adjective) - resisting weight or pressure