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I - noun
1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used (Freq. 23)
- a set of books
- a set of golf clubs
- a set of teeth
Hypernyms:
collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Hyponyms:
dentition, teeth, singleton, pair, brace,
trio, triad, triplet, triple, quartet, quartette,
quadruplet, quadruple, quintet, quintette, quintuplet, quintuple,
sextet, sextette, sestet, septet, septette, octet,
octette, chess set, manicure set, union, sum, join,
intersection, product, Cartesian product, field, bracket, conjugation,
suite, choir, consort, core, nucleus, core group,
portfolio, score, threescore, synset
Member Meronyms:
volume
2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols (Freq. 14)
- the set of prime numbers is infinite
Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
Hypernyms:
abstraction, abstract entity
Hyponyms:
interval, group, mathematical group, domain, domain of a function,
image, range, range of a function, universal set, locus, subset,
null set, Mandelbrot set, mathematical space, topological space, field, solution,
root, diagonal, intersection
3. several exercises intended to be done in series (Freq. 6)
- he did four sets of the incline bench press
Syn:
exercise set
Hypernyms:
exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
4. representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production (Freq. 3)
- the sets were meticulously authentic
Syn:
stage set
Hypernyms:
representation
Hyponyms:
scenery, scene
Part Holonyms:
mise en scene, stage setting, setting
Part Meronyms:
set decoration
5. an unofficial association of people or groups (Freq. 2)
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
Syn:
circle, band, lot
Hypernyms:
social group
Hyponyms:
car pool, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle,
pack, camp, cohort, conspiracy, confederacy, Four Hundred,
horsy set, horsey set, jet set, party, company
6. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way (Freq. 1)
- the set of his mind was obvious
Syn:
bent
Hypernyms:
inclination, disposition, tendency
7. the act of putting something in position (Freq. 1)
- he gave a final set to his hat
Hypernyms:
placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
8. a unit of play in tennis or squash
- they played two sets of tennis after dinner
Hypernyms:
playing period, period of play, play
Part Meronyms:
game
9. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the hardening of concrete
- he tested the set of the glue
Syn:
hardening, solidifying, solidification, curing
Derivationally related forms:
cure (for: curing), solidify (for: solidification), solidify (for: solidifying), harden (for: hardening)
Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
Hyponyms:
congealment, congelation
Part Holonyms:
plastination
10. the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- before the set of sun
Hypernyms:
descent
11. (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
Syn:
readiness
Topics:
psychology, psychological science
Hypernyms:
cognitive state, state of mind
12. any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- the early sets ran on storage batteries
Hypernyms:
electronic equipment
Hyponyms:
receiver, receiving system, transmitter, sender
Part Holonyms:
communication system, communication equipment

II - verb
1. put into a certain place or abstract location (Freq. 30)
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
Syn:
put, place, pose, position, lay
See Also:
lay out (for: lay), set down, set back, set up, set out, put over (for: put), put back (for: put), put off (for: put), put down (for: put), put away (for: put), put together (for: put), put on (for: put), put up (for: put), put across (for: put)
Derivationally related forms:
position (for: position), positioner (for: position), place (for: place), placement (for: place), setting
Hypernyms:
move, displace
Hyponyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in,
introduce, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step,
replace, put back, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle,
snuggle, pile, arrange, set up, superimpose, superpose,
lay over, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace,
ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar,
repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess,
reposition, throw, thrust, tee, tee up, rack up,
coffin, bed, appose, set down, put down, place down,
sow, seed, misplace, juxtapose, bottle, bucket,
barrel, ground, pillow, rest, mislay, lose,
upend, seat, sit, sit down, lay, stand,
stand up, place upright, recline, install, instal, situate,
fix, posit, deposit, ladle, poise, lean,
clap, perch, load, cram, siphon, position,
glycerolize, glycerolise, space, marshal, settle down, imbricate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They set the bags on the table
2. fix conclusively or authoritatively (Freq. 29)
- set the rules
Syn:
determine
Derivationally related forms:
determination (for: determine)
Hyponyms:
identify, place, date, value, filiate,
filiate, charge, initialize, initialise, tax,
assess, price
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s to somebody
3. decide upon or fix definitely (Freq. 12)
- fix the variables
- specify the parameters
Syn:
specify, determine, define, fix, limit
Derivationally related forms:
limit (for: limit), determinant (for: determine), determiner (for: determine)
Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
Hyponyms:
quantify, name, reset, define
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. establish as the highest level or best performance (Freq. 10)
- set a record
Syn:
mark
Derivationally related forms:
mark (for: mark)
Hypernyms:
lay down, establish, make
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. put into a certain state;
cause to be in a certain state (Freq. 9)
- set the house afire
See Also:
set off, set up, set apart, set aside
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
pitch, keynote
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Somebody ----s something PP
6. fix in a border (Freq. 6)
- The goldsmith set the diamond
Derivationally related forms:
setting
Hypernyms:
arrange, set up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc (Freq. 5)
- Get the children ready for school!
- prepare for war
- I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Syn:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up
Derivationally related forms:
ready (for: ready), readying (for: ready), preparative (for: prepare), preparatory (for: prepare), preparation (for: prepare)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
socialize, socialise, provide, cram, precondition,
fix, mount, set up, lay out, winterize, winterise,
summerize, summerise, prime, cultivate, crop, work,
brace, poise
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s (for: gear up)
- Somebody ----s (for: prepare)
8. set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly (Freq. 5)
- set clocks or instruments
See Also:
set ahead
Derivationally related forms:
setting
Hypernyms:
adjust, correct
Hyponyms:
reset, advance, set ahead
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
9. locate (Freq. 3)
- The film is set in Africa
Syn:
localize, localise, place
Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), placement (for: place), localization (for: localize), locale (for: localize)
Hypernyms:
stage, present, represent
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
10. disappear beyond the horizon (Freq. 2)
- the sun sets early these days
Syn:
go down, go under
Ant:
rise
Topics:
astronomy, uranology
Hypernyms:
descend, fall, go down, come down
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- The moon will soon set
11. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground (Freq. 2)
- Let's plant flowers in the garden
Syn:
plant
Derivationally related forms:
plant (for: plant), planter (for: plant), planting (for: plant)
Hypernyms:
put, place, pose, position, lay
Hyponyms:
root, puddle, checkrow, bed, dibble,
afforest, forest, replant, tree
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
12. adapt for performance in a different way (Freq. 2)
- set this poem to music
Syn:
arrange
Derivationally related forms:
arranger (for: arrange)
Topics:
music
Hypernyms:
compose, write
Hyponyms:
prearrange, put, transpose, table, tabularize,
tabularise, tabulate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he set his major works over a short period of time?
13. apply or start (Freq. 1)
- set fire to a building
Hypernyms:
originate, initiate, start
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
14. become gelatinous (Freq. 1)
- the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
Syn:
jell, congeal
Derivationally related forms:
congelation (for: congeal)
Hypernyms:
solidify
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
15. set in type
- My book will be typeset nicely
- set these words in italics
Syn:
typeset
Derivationally related forms:
typesetter (for: typeset)
Hypernyms:
print, impress
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
16. put into a position that will restore a normal state
- set a broken bone
Hypernyms:
put, place, pose, position, lay
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he set his foot?
17. insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
Syn:
countersink
Derivationally related forms:
countersink (for: countersink)
Hypernyms:
bury, sink
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
18. give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
Hypernyms:
hone
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. urge to attack someone
- The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders
- the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits
Syn:
sic
Hypernyms:
assail, assault, set on, attack
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
20. equip with sails or masts
- rig a ship
Syn:
rig, set up
Derivationally related forms:
rig (for: rig), rigger (for: rig), rigging (for: rig)
Hypernyms:
equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
21. estimate
- We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
Syn:
place, put
Hypernyms:
estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
22. get ready for a particular purpose or event
- set up an experiment
- set the table
- lay out the tools for the surgery
Syn:
set up, lay out
Derivationally related forms:
setting
Hypernyms:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
23. bear fruit
- the apple trees fructify
Syn:
fructify
Derivationally related forms:
fructification (for: fructify), fruit (for: fructify)
Hypernyms:
reproduce, procreate, multiply
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
24. arrange attractively
- dress my hair for the wedding
Syn:
dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure
Derivationally related forms:
coiffure (for: coiffure), coiffure (for: coif), arrangement (for: arrange)
Hypernyms:
groom, neaten
Hyponyms:
bob, wave
Verb Group:
dress, groom, curry
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They set their hair
25. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- Adjust the clock, please
- correct the alignment of the front wheels
Syn:
adjust, correct
Derivationally related forms:
corrective (for: correct), adjustive (for: adjust), adjustable (for: adjust), adjustment (for: adjust), adjuster (for: adjust)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
proportion, modulate, temper, tune, tune up,
calibrate, graduate, fine-tune, time, trim, zero,
zero in, readjust, reset, attune, regulate, focus,
focalize, focalise, sharpen, synchronize, synchronise, sync,
pressurize, pressurise, depressurize, depressurise, decompress, match,
fit, plumb, align, ordinate, coordinate, harmonize,
harmonise, reconcile, linearize, linearise, justify, citify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP

III - adjective
1. (usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed (Freq. 4)
- 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
Syn:
fit, primed
Similar to:
ready
Derivationally related forms:
fitness (for: fit)
2. fixed and unmoving (Freq. 3)
- 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
Syn:
fixed, rigid
Similar to:
nonmoving, unmoving
Derivationally related forms:
rigidness (for: rigid), fixedness (for: fixed), fixity (for: fixed)
3. situated in a particular spot or position (Freq. 2)
- valuable centrally located urban land
- strategically placed artillery
- a house set on a hilltop
- nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
Syn:
located, placed, situated
Similar to:
settled
4. set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people" (Freq. 1)
- stones laid in a pattern
Syn:
laid
Similar to:
arranged, ordered
5. being below the horizon
- the moon is set
Similar to:
down
6. converted to solid form (as concrete)
Syn:
hardened
Similar to:
hard
7. 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
Syn:
determined, dictated
Similar to:
settled

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