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. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"

n. a set of software tools

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. 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"

v. disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days"

v. decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"

v. arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"

v. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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

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. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

adj. 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"

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"

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

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. 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"

v. appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"

v. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"

v. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

v. get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

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

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

v. shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

v. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

v. make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

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

v. supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

v. hand over formally

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

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"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

v. lay on

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

v. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"

v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

v. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

v. apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

v. put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

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

adj. conclusively settled

adj. not able or intended to be moved; "the immovable hills"

adj. (of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement

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

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

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

adj. not nomadic or wandering; "nonnomadic people"

adj. settled in a new location

adj. "a peaceful and settled social order"

adj. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies"

adj. quick in apprehending or reacting; "a prompt (or ready) response"; "a prompt smile"

adj. at the highest point of development especially in judgment or knowledge; "a ripe mind"

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

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 up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"

v. make dull or blunt; "Too much cutting dulls the knife's edge"

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

v. take and lift upward

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"