Set

Set Set (s[e^]t), a. 1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set countenance. [1913 Webster]

2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices. [1913 Webster]

3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle. ``The set phrase of peace.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer. [1913 Webster]

5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted. [1913 Webster]

{Set hammer}. (a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight. (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc.

{Set line}, a line to which a number of baited hooks are attached, and which, supported by floats and properly secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the fisherman.

{Set nut}, a jam nut or lock nut. See under {Nut}.

{Set screw} (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine, tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from slipping upon the other.

{Set speech}, a speech carefully prepared before it is delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech. [1913 Webster]

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Put, place, plant, station, locate, Decline, sink, go down (as the sun), Regular, formal, established, prescribed, settled, appointed, ordained, Suit, assortment, collection / Value, estimate, rate, prize / Plant, transplant / Stud, adorn, variegate / Embarrass, perplex, pose / Impart, attach, join with, add to / Write, note / Oppose / Offer for sale, expose / Contrive, produce / Sharpen, bring to an edge / Fix, establish, settle, appoint, Concrete, congeal, solidify, harden, consolidate, Determined, firm, unyielding, obstinate, fixed, stiff, positive, Group, school, class, sect, party, knot, division, cluster, company, clique, coterie / Replace (as a broken bone) / Stake, wager, risk, Flow, run, tend, Predetermined, fixed beforehand, Attitude, position, posture / Regulate, adjust, adapt, Plant, Immovable, fixed / Stud, variegate, adorn, Placed, put, located, fixed / Place, place upright, cause to sit, put, rest, Regular, well-arranged / Arrange, dispose, station, post / Fix, determine / Prescribe, appoint, assign, predetermine

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Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. i. 1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink out of sight; to come to an end. [1913 Webster] Ere the weary sun set in the west. Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the next is likely … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — has 464 separate definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, the most of any English word; its full definition comprises 10,000 words making it the longest definition in the OED. Set may refer to:In mathematics and science:*Set (mathematics), a … Wikipedia
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Set — Set, n. 1. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body; descent; hence, the close; termination. Locking at the set of day. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The weary sun hath made a golden set. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is set,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set! — Eine Partie Set! Daten zum Spiel Autor Marsha Jean Falco Grafik Franz Vohwinkel (F.X. Schmid) Verlag Set Enterprises (1991), F.X. Schmid (1995) … Deutsch Wikipedia
SET — {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres AAA à DZZ EAA à HZZ IAA à LZZ MAA à PZZ QAA à TZZ UAA à XZZ … Wikipédia en Français
SET — bezeichnet: den dritten Sohn Adams im Tanach, siehe Set (Bibel) eine spezielle Hand beim Pokern, siehe Hand (Poker)#Drilling ein Kartenspiel, siehe Set! einen ägyptischen Gott, siehe Seth (Ägyptische Mythologie) die Befindlichkeit vor dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Set — bezeichnet: den dritten Sohn Adams im Tanach, siehe Set (Bibel) eine spezielle Hand beim Pokern, siehe Hand (Poker)#Drilling ein Kartenspiel, siehe Set! einen ägyptischen Gott, siehe Seth (Ägyptische Mythologie) die Befindlichkeit vor dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia

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