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Nouns (24)

out

n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"

out

n. a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits

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

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"

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

Set, Seth

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

Verbs (41)

out

v. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"

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"

out, come out, be disclosed, be revealed

v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"

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)

out

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"

out, away

adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"

out, away from home

adv. "They went out last night"

Adjectives (29)

out

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

out

adj. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"

out

adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"

out

adj. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"

set

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

out, exterior

adj. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"

out, outlying

adj. outer or outlying; "the out islands"

out, unfashionable

adj. (unpopular)

out, retired

adj. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"

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"

out, extinct, extinguished, quenched

adj. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"

out, gone, away

adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"

out, kayoed, KO'd, stunned, knocked out

adj. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

Fuzzynyms (180)

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"

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"

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"

defunct

adj. having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"

obsolete

adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"

Synonyms (134)

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"

antique, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, demode, old-hat, passe, passee, old hat, out of fashion, out of style, démodé

adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"

dated

adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

dowdy, frumpy, frumpish

adj. primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"

prehistoric

adj. no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"

outward, departing, outbound, outward-bound

adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"

effluent, outflowing

adj. that is flowing outward

past, retiring, preceding

adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

attempted

adj. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"

defeated, frustrated, disappointed, foiled, thwarted

adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"

undone, ruined, done for, sunk, washed-up

adj. doomed to extinction

down-and-out

adj. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

empty-handed, unrewarded

adj. having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"

failing, failed

adj. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"

hitless, scoreless, goalless

adj. having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"

self-defeating

adj. acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"

unfulfilled, unrealized

adj. of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"

unplaced

adj. not one of the first three in a race or competition

winless

adj. having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"

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"

outer

adj. being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"

outside

adj. originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"

outermost, outmost

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

outside

adj. on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"

satellite

adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"

disliked

adj. regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked"

less-traveled

adj. not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to visit less-traveled countries"

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"

disconnected

adj. not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"

drained, run-down

adj. drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"

invalid, irrelevant

adj. no longer having force or currency: "a dead issue"; "a dead law"

out of play

adj. (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead"

lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing

adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"

truant, awol

adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"

comatose

adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; "a comatose patient"

senseless, insensible

adj. unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"

nonconscious

adj. concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness; "nonconscious psychic processes"

out cold

adj. (unconscious)

semicomatose

adj. in a state of partial coma

subconscious

adj. just below the level of consciousness

Antonyms (12)

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"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

internal

adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"

inside

adj. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"

safe

adj. having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

present

adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"

in, inside an enclosed space

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

set out

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