Synonyms for Set
45 senses across 3 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Set" (verb) include put, place, pose, position, lay.
Verb
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"
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putplaceposepositionlay
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insertdocketcockpostposepreposestepreplacestratifyplantinterspersenestlepilearrangesuperimposesuperpose
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move
fix conclusively or authoritatively
"set the rules"
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determine
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identifydatevaluefiliateformatchargeinitializetaxprice
decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables" "specify the parameters"
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specifydeterminedefinefixlimit
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quantifynameresetdefine
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choose
establish as the highest level or best performance
"set a record"
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mark
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lay down
put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
"set the house afire"
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pitchkeynote
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change
fix in a border
"The goldsmith set the diamond"
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arrange
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"
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fixprepareset upreadygear up
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socializeprovidecrampreconditionfixmountset upwinterizesummerizeprimecultivatebrace
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change
set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
"set clocks or instruments"
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resetadvance
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adjust
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
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localizelocaliseplace
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stage
disappear beyond the horizon
"the sun sets early these days"
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go downgo under
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descend
adapt for performance in a different way
"set this poem to music"
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arrange
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prearrangeputtransposetable
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compose
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
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plant
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rootpuddlecheckrowbeddibbleafforestreplanttree
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put
apply or start
"set fire to a building"
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originate
become gelatinous
"the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme"
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jellcongeal
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solidify
set in type
"My book will be typeset nicely" "set these words in italics"
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typeset
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print
put into a position that will restore a normal state
"set a broken bone"
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put
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
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countersink
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bury
give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
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hone
urge to attack someone
"The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders" "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
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sic
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assail
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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placeput
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estimate
equip with sails or masts
"rig a ship"
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rigset up
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equip
get ready for a particular purpose or event
"set up an experiment" "set the table" "lay out the tools for the surgery"
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set uplay out
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fix
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please" "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
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adjustcorrect
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proportionmodulatetempertunecalibratetimetrimzeroreadjustattuneregulatefocussynchronizepressurizedepressurize
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change
bear fruit
"the apple trees fructify"
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fructify
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reproduce
arrange attractively
"dress my hair for the wedding"
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dressarrangedocoifcoiffecoiffure
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bobwave
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groom
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rise
Noun
a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
"a set of books" "a set of golf clubs" "a set of teeth"
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collection
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
"the set of prime numbers is infinite"
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abstraction
several exercises intended to be done in series
"he did four sets of the incline bench press"
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exercise set
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exercise
representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
"the sets were meticulously authentic"
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stage set
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representation
an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there" "they were an angry lot"
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circlebandlot
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social group
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
"the set of his mind was obvious"
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bent
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inclination
the act of putting something in position
"he gave a final set to his hat"
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placement
a unit of play in tennis or squash
"they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
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playing period
the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
"the hardening of concrete" "he tested the set of the glue"
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hardeningsolidifyingsolidificationcuring
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natural process
evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
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seth
the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
"before the set of sun"
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descent
(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"
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readiness
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cognitive state
any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
"the early sets ran on storage batteries"
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electronic equipment
Adjective
(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"
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fitprimed
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ready
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"
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fixedrigid
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nonmovingunmoving
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"
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locatedplacedsituated
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settled
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"
"stones laid in a pattern"
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laid
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arrangedordered
being below the horizon
"the moon is set"
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down
determined or decided upon as by an authority
"date and place are already determined" "the dictated terms of surrender" "the time set for the launching"
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determineddictated
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settled
converted to solid form (as concrete)
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hardened
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hard
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