Nouns (48)
action
n. the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
action
n. the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
action
n. the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
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. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
set
n. a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
set
n. a failure to take the number of tricks specified by one's contract
act, action
n. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
action, military action
n. a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
inch, in
n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
action, natural action, natural process
n. a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action, activity, activeness
n. the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
indium, In, atomic number 49
n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
set, exercise set
n. several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
set, unit
n. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
set, stage 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, bent
n. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
action, case, lawsuit, suit, legal action
n. a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
circle, set, band, lot
n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
SET
n. retailers company
Indiana, Hoosier State, IN
n. federate state in the United States of America
Set, Seth
n. evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murder of Osiris
Verbs (36)
set
v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
set
v. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
set
v. fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
set
v. to cause to fall short
set, adjust
v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
set, set to a certain position
v. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
mark, set
v. establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"
set, sic
v. urge a dog to attack someone
set, countersink
v. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
set, arrange
v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
set, fructify, bear fruit
v. bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"
set, rig, set up
v. equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"
set, jell, congeal
v. become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
set, determine, fix authoritatively, fix conclusively
v. fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow
v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
place, set, localize
v. locate; "The film is set in Africa"
Adverbs (5)
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
in, inward, inwards
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
Adjectives (9)
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
in
adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"
in
adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"
set
adj. being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
set, hardened
adj. converted to solid form (as concrete)
set, laid
adj. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
Fuzzynyms (221)
axis, bloc
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"
detail, contingent
n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
play, turn
n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
service
n. (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
deed, feat, effort, exploit
n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"
effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try
n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
bit, morsel
n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"
dash, style, panache, elan, flair
n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
molecule
n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote
n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
involvement, intimacy, affair, liaison, affaire, amour
n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
life, animation, aliveness, living
n. the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
disruption, disturbance, commotion, turmoil, stir, hurly burly, to-do
n. a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
component, constituent, element, component part
n. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
prejudice, bias
n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
taste, preference, predilection, penchant
n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"
preference, predilection
n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
contravention
n. coming into conflict with
group, grouping
n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
cabal, faction, junta, junto, camarilla
n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
society, beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set
n. the fashionable elite
assembly
n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
body
n. a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
company, troupe
n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
axis, bloc
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"
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"
detail, contingent
n. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
flock, troop
n. an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"
gang, bunch, crowd, crew
n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
rout, mob, rabble
n. a disorderly crowd of people
gang, ring, pack, mob
n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
drove, swarm, horde
n. a moving crowd
host, horde, legion
n. a vast multitude
horde
n. a nomadic community
fleet
n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
brief, legal brief
n. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
array
n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
number
n. the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number"
fleet
n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
fleet
n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
matrix, x-y matrix
n. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
band
n. instrumentalists not including string players
band, dance orchestra, dance band
n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
team, squad
n. a cooperative unit
conference, league
n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
party, political party
n. an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
format, arrange
v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
settle, resolve, decide
v. bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance"
settle, take root, become established, become settled, steady down, settle down
v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
track
v. make tracks upon
plant, implant, engraft, embed, imbed
v. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
deposit, stick, wedge, lodge
v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
inlay, decorate by inserting
v. decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
orchestrate
v. write an orchestra score for
concert
v. contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement
file, register, file for, register officially, place on public record, put on record
v. record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
design, plan, make a design of
v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
plan, devise, think up
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, make arrangements for
v. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"
stage, arrange, bring about
v. plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"
design
v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
map, chart, map out
v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
prepare
v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
supply, render, provide, furnish
v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
pitch, gear
v. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
clot, coagulate
v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"
thicken
v. become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
harden
v. become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
thicken, make dense, make viscous
v. make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"
condense
v. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
clot, clabber, curdle
v. turn into curds; "curdled milk"
stiffen, become stiff, become stiffer, get stiff
v. become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
stiffen, make stiff, make stiffer
v. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
build, establish
v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"
scatter
v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
start, initiate, originate
v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
jump, start, startle, move suddenly
v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
post, place, base, station, send
v. assign to a station
straw, strew
v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
insert, infix, introduce, enter
v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
Synonyms (113)
offset, cancel, set off
v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
set up, lay out
v. get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"
trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off
v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
set at, put at, place at
v. set at
set apart, assign, specify
v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"
reserve, earmark, set aside, allow, appropriate
v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"
set off, instigate, incite, stir up
v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode
adj. in the current fashion or style
chichi
adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable
spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty
adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"
faddish, faddy
adj. intensely fashionable for a short time
mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date
adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";
smart
adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"
trendsetting, trend-setting
adj. initiating or popularizing a trend
trendy, voguish
adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"
inward, arriving, inbound
adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"
entering, ingoing
adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"
designate
adj. appointed but not yet installed in office
elect
adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"
future, succeeding, next
adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"
inflowing, influent
adj. flowing inward
inpouring
adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"
prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering
adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
triple-crown
adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in
eminent
adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"
hitless, no-hit
adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"
made
adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe
productive
adj. yielding positive results
self-made
adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"
winning, victorious
adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"
winning
adj. bringing success; "the winning run"
trailing, behind, losing
adj. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
downcast
adj. directed downward; "a downcast glance"
downed
adj. "the tree is down"
downward
adj. on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"
adamantine
adj. having the hardness of a diamond
erect, tumid
adj. of sexual organs; stiff and rigid
firm, solid
adj. not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
adj. hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
lignified, woody
adj. made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls
marmoreal, marmorean
adj. of or relating to or characteristic of marble
ossified
adj. changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age"
petrified
adj. converted into stone
petrous, stonelike
adj. (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness
slaty, slatey
adj. of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"
steely
adj. resembling steel in hardness
unpadded
adj. (hard)
placed
adj. put in position in relation to other things; "end tables placed conveniently"
Antonyms (11)
quiet, tranquillity
n. an untroubled state; free from disturbances
torpidity, torpor
n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
remove, take out, move out
v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
transfer, remove
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"
out
adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
out
adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"
set in action
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