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.verbTo divide a class group in a subject according to ability
46.nounThe time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
47.nounThe act of setting."the setting of the sun"
48.nounA piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
49.nounA level or placement that a knob or control is set to."the volume setting on a television"
50.nounThe act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
51.nounHunting with a setter.
52.nounSomething set in, or inserted.
53.nounA piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music)."Bach's setting of the Magnificat"
54.nounThe mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
55.nounThe direction of a current of wind.
56.adjectiveThat disappears below the horizon"the setting sun"