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

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

n. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"

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

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

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

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"

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

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"

n. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

n. retailers company

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

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

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

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

v. to cause to fall short

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"

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

v. establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record"

v. urge a dog to attack someone

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

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

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

v. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

v. bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify"

v. equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship"

v. become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"

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

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

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

adv. "Cows in India are running loose"

adj. not bound or fastened or gathered together; "loose pages"; "loose papers"

adj. not compact or dense in structure or arrangement; "loose gravel"

adj. emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels"

adj. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

adj. not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose"

adj. not carefully arranged in a package; "a box of loose nails"

adj. being below the horizon; "the moon is set"

adj. with laces not tied; "teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers"

adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

adj. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

adj. somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

adj. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"

adj. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"

adj. converted to solid form (as concrete)

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

adj. not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"

adj. lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes"; "slack in maintaining discipline"

n. a group of countries in special alliance

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

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

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

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

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

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"

n. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

n. a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

n. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

n. the fashionable elite

n. a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose

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"

n. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"

n. a group of countries in special alliance

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

n. a small army unit usually having a special function

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

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

n. an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

n. a disorderly crowd of people

n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

n. a moving crowd

n. a vast multitude

n. a nomadic community

n. group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

n. a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case

n. an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"

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"

n. group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership

n. a group of warships organized as a tactical unit

n. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns

n. instrumentalists not including string players

n. a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

n. a cooperative unit

n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

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

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

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"

v. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

v. make tracks upon

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"

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

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

v. write an orchestra score for

v. contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

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

v. make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

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

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

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

v. plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"

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

v. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"

v. cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"

v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

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

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"

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

v. cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"

v. become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened"

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

v. free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

v. untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

v. set the level or character of; "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"

v. change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"

v. become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"

v. become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"

v. make viscous or dense; "thicken the sauce by adding flour"

v. undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

v. turn into curds; "curdled milk"

v. become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"

v. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

v. build or establish something abstract; "build a reputation"

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

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

v. assign to a station

v. spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

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

adj. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

adj. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"

adj. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

adj. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

adj. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

adj. acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"

adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

adj. vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"

adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player; "a loose ball"

adj. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"

adj. marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

adj. (inattentive)

adj. showing no care or concern in attitude or action; "indifferent to the sufferings of others"; "indifferent to her plea"

adv. "He was particularly fussy about spelling"

v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

v. get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

v. set at

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

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"

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

adj. being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged; "loose-leaf paper"; "a looseleaf notebook"

adj. of or relating to diarrhea

adj. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"

adj. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

adj. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest; "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

adj. directed downward; "a downcast glance"

adj. "the tree is down"

adj. on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

adj. without law or control; "the system is economically inefficient and politically anarchic"

adj. impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter"

adj. having no lord or master; "harsh punishments for sturdy vagabonds and masterless men"

adj. unrestrained and violent; "rampant aggression"

adj. completely out of control; "runaway inflation"

adj. resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant

adj. lacking in discipline or control; "undisciplined behavior"; "ungoverned youth"

adj. (uncontrolled)

adj. deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch"

adj. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"

adj. not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"

adj. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"

adj. not precisely accurate; "an inexact quotation"

adj. not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room"

adj. not securely set; likely to become loose: "his cap felt uncertain upon his head"

adj. not having a fine texture; "coarse-grained wood"; "large-grained sand"

adj. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"

adj. made grainy or formed into granules; "granulated sugar"

adj. having the hardness of a diamond

adj. of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

adj. not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

adj. hard as granite; "a granitic fist"

adj. made hard like wood as the result of the deposition of lignin in the cell walls

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of marble

adj. changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age"

adj. converted into stone

adj. (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

adj. of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"

adj. resembling steel in hardness

adj. (hard)

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

adj. not secured in place

adj. failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills"

adj. involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

adj. not showing due care or attention; "inattentive students"; "an inattentive babysitter"; "neglectful parents"

v. make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"

v. make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

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

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"

adj. closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

adj. not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"

adj. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files"

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"