Definitions
1.verbTo put (something) down, to rest."Set the tray there."
2.verbTo attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place."I have set my heart on running the marathon."
3.verbTo put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
4.verbTo start (a fire).
5.verbTo cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot."to set a coach in the mud"
6.verbTo determine or settle."to set the rent"
7.verbTo adjust."I set the alarm at 6 a.m."
8.verbTo punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
9.verbTo arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table."Please set the table for our guests."
10.verbTo introduce or describe."I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene."
11.verbTo locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally."He says he will set his next film in France."
12.verbTo compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge)."This crossword was set by Araucaria."
13.verbTo prepare (a stage or film set).
14.verbTo fit (someone) up in a situation.
15.verbTo arrange (type)."It was a complex page, but he set it quickly."
16.verbTo devise and assign (work) to."The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot."
17.verbTo direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
18.verbTo solidify."The glue sets in four minutes."
19.verbTo render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle."to set milk for cheese"
20.verbOf a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates."The moon sets at eight o'clock tonight."
21.verbTo defeat a contract.
22.verb(now followed by "out", as in set out) To begin to move; to go forth.
23.verbTo produce after pollination."to set seed"
24.verb(of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
25.verb(Midwestern US) To sit (be in a seated position)."He sets in that chair all day."
26.verbTo hunt game with the aid of a setter.
27.verbOf a dog, to indicate the position of game."The dog sets the bird."
28.verbTo apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
29.verbTo fit music to words.
30.verbTo place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant."to set pear trees in an orchard"
31.verbTo become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
32.verbTo have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend."The current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward."
33.verb(country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite."Set to partners! was the next instruction from the caller."
34.verbTo place or fix in a setting."to set a precious stone in a border of metal"
35.verbTo put in order in a particular manner; to prepare."to set (that is, to hone) a razor"
36.verbTo extend and bring into position; to spread."to set the sails of a ship"
37.verbTo give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote."to set a psalm"
38.verbTo reduce from a dislocated or fractured state."to set a broken bone"
39.verbTo lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
40.verbTo wager in gambling; to risk.
41.verbTo adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
42.verbTo value; to rate; used with at.
43.verbTo establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign."to set a good example"
44.verbTo suit; to become."It sets him ill."
45.nounA punch for setting nails in wood."nail set"
46.nounA device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television."television set"
47.nounA small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
48.nounThe amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
49.nounThat which is staked; a wager; hence, a gambling game.
50.nounPermanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc."the set of a spring"
51.nounA bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
52.noun(piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
53.nounThe width of the body of a type.
54.nounA young oyster when first attached.
55.nounCollectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
56.nounA series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
57.nounThe manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit."the set of a coat"
58.nounThe pattern of a tartan, etc.
59.nounThe camber of a curved roofing tile.
60.nounThe full number of eggs set under a hen.
61.nounA young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
62.nounA rudimentary fruit.
63.nounThe setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
64.nounGeneral movement; direction; drift; tendency.
65.nounA matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 1, Noun.)"a set of tables"
66.nounA collection of various objects for a particular purpose."a set of tools"
67.nounAn object made up of several parts."a set of steps"
68.nounA collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
69.noun(in plural, “sets”) Set theory.
70.nounA group of people, usually meeting socially."the country set"
71.nounThe scenery for a film or play.
72.nounThe initial or basic formation of dancers.
73.noun(exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
74.nounA complete series of games, forming part of a match.
75.nounA complete series of points, forming part of a match.
76.nounThe act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
77.nounA musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
78.nounA drum kit, a drum set."He plays the set on Saturdays."
79.nounA class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
80.nounThree of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips.
81.verbTo divide a class group in a subject according to ability
82.nounThe system of tunnels that is the home of a badger.
83.nounThe pattern of distinctive threads and yarns that make up the plaid of a Scottish tartan.
84.nounA small, square-cut piece of quarried stone used for paving and edging.