Definitions For Set

noun

• Several exercises intended to be done in series
• The act of putting something in position
• Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
• Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
• (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
• A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
• The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
• A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
• (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
• An unofficial association of people or groups
• Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
• The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
• A unit of play in tennis or squash

verb

• Arrange attractively
• Bear fruit
• Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
• Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
• Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
• Get ready for a particular purpose or event
• Equip with sails or masts
• Become gelatinous
• Estimate
• Fix conclusively or authoritatively
• Decide upon or fix definitely
• Establish as the highest level or best performance
• Urge to attack someone
• Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
• Put into a certain place or abstract location
• Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
• Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
• Fix in a border
• Put into a position that will restore a normal state
• Apply or start
• Adapt for performance in a different way
• Locate
• Set in type
• Disappear beyond the horizon

adjective

• Converted to solid form (as concrete)
• Fixed and unmoving
• Set down according to a plan
• (usually followed by to' or for') on the point of or strongly disposed
• Situated in a particular spot or position
• Determined or decided upon as by an authority
• Being below the horizon