I. verb
1.
to position (something) in a specified place
set the lamp on the table
Synonyms: establish, fix, lay, place, put, settle, stick
Related Word: bestow, deposit, park; emplace, ensconce, install; affix, anchor, wedge
Contrasted words: displace, replace, supplant; remove, take (away); uproot
2.
Synonyms: direct 2, aim, cast, head, lay, level, point, train, turn, zero (in)
Idioms: set one's sights on
3.
Synonyms: station , post
4.
Synonyms: dictate , decree, impose, lay down, ordain, prescribe
Related Word: designate, direct, instruct, specify, stipulate; establish; make, name
5.
to put in order for a meal
she quickly set the table for dinner
Synonyms: lay, spread
Related Word: fix, prepare, ready; arrange
Antonyms: clear
6.
Synonyms: gamble 1, bet, game, lay, play, put (on), stake, wager
7.
Synonyms: incite , abet, foment, instigate, provoke, raise, set on, stir (up), whip (up)
|| 8.
Synonyms: sit 1
9.
Synonyms: belong 1, fit, go
10.
Synonyms: coagulate , clot, congeal, gel, gelate, gelatinize, jell, jellify, jelly
11.
of a fowl to incubate eggs by crouching upon them
a chicken house filled with hens setting on eggs
Synonyms: brood, ||clock, cover, sit
Related Word: hatch, incubate; hover
12.
of a celestial body to pass below the horizon
the sun set at seven o'clock
Synonyms: decline, dip, go down, sink
Related Word: descend, drop
Contrasted words: ascend, climb, come up
Antonyms: rise
13.
Synonyms: harden 1, cake, concrete, congeal, dry, indurate, solidify
Related Word: crystallize, granulate; fix
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: situated , located, placed, positioned, sited, situate
2.
Synonyms: decided 2, bent, decisive, determined, intent, resolute, resolved, settled
3.
Synonyms: firm 4, certain, fixed, settled, stated, stipulated
Related Word: confirmed, entrenched, established, inveterate, rooted, well-set, well-settled; prescribed, specified
4.
Synonyms: little 2, borné, ineffectual, limited, mean, narrow, paltry, small
Related Word: diehard, inflexible, obstinate, pigheaded, rigid, unbending, unyielding
5.
Synonyms: fast 4, firm, fixed, secure, tenacious, tight
Related Word: fastened; close; sound
6.
Synonyms: express 2, especial, special, specific
7.
Synonyms: ready 1, prepared
III. noun
1.
Synonyms: gift 2, aptness, bent, bump, genius, head, knack, nose, talent, turn
2.
Synonyms: bearing 1, address, air, comportment, demeanor, deportment, mien, port, presence
3.
Synonyms: scene 1, mise-en-scène, scenery, setting, stage set, stage setting
4.
Synonyms: group 3, array, batch, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, lot
Related Word: assortment, gaggle; kit, pack
5.
a number of people having something (as habit, interest, occupation, or age) in common
the horsey set was gathered at the bar
Synonyms: bunch, circle, crowd, group, lot, push; compare clique
Related Word: clan, clique, crew, gang, mob; cénacle; camp, faction; company