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set

n. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"

set

n. the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"

set

n. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"

set

n. a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract

set

n. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"

set

n. a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"

stage set, set

n. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"

set, readiness

n. (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"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"

Set, Seth

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

set, exercise set

n. several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"

SET

n. retailers company

Set, Seth

n. evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murder of Osiris

set

v. fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"

set

v. put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"

set

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

set

v. apply or start; "set fire to a building"

set

v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"

set

v. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"

set

v. to cause to fall short

arrange, set

v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

typeset, set

v. set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics"

set, countersink

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

sic, set

v. urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"

determine, set

v. fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"

fructify, set

v. bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"

set, localize, localise, place

v. locate; "The film is set in Africa"

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laid, set

adj. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"

located, placed, set, situated

adj. situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"

bloc, axis

n. a group of countries in special alliance

division

n. an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"

party, political party

n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"

section

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

side

n. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

contingent, detail

n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"

build

v. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

scatter

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

originate

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

startle, jump, start

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

station, post, send, place

v. assign to a station

strew

v. cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"

insert, infix, enter, introduce

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

track

v. make tracks upon

orchestrate

v. write an orchestra score for

concert

v. contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

file, register

v. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"

design

v. conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"

plan

v. make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

arrange, fix up

v. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

design

v. intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

map, chart, map out

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

prepare

v. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"

implant

v. become attached to and embedded in the uterus; "The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"

lodge, wedge, stick, deposit

v. put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

inlay

v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

set at, put at, place at

v. set at

placed

adj. put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently"

at home

adj. "I don't feel entirely settled here"

based

adj. having a base of operations: "a company based in Atlanta"

built-up

adj. peopled with settlers; "the built-up areas"

nonnomadic

adj. not nomadic or wandering; "nonnomadic people"

relocated, resettled

adj. settled in a new location

stable

adj. "a peaceful and settled social order"

take out, move out, remove

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

remove, transfer

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

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