Shahi - A visual dictionary

set

See also Set, sét, sèt

(verb)
1. to put (something) down, to rest.
  Set the tray there.
2. to determine or settle
  to set the rent
3. to adjust
  I set the alarm at 6 a.m.
4. to punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
5. to arrange with dishes and cutlery.
  Please set the table for our guests.
6. to introduce or describe
  I’ll tell you what happened, but first let me set the scene.
  - An incident which happened about this time will set the characters of these two lads more fairly before the discerning reader than is in the power of the longest dissertation.
7. to locate, to backdrop (a play, etc)
  He says he will set his next film in France.
8. to compile, to make (a crossword)
9. to prepare (a stage or film set).
10. to fit (someone) up in a situation.
11. to arrange (type)
  It was a complex page, but he set it quickly.
12. to devise and assign (work) to
  The teacher set her students the task of drawing a foot.
13. to sit
  He set down on the stool in the corner of the room.
14. To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
15. To solidify.
  The glue sets in 4 minutes.
16. Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as it rotates.
  The moon sets at 8:00 PM tonight.
17. to defeat a contract.
(noun)
1. A matching collection of similar things.
  a set of tables
2. A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
  a set of tools
3. An object made up several parts
  a set of steps
4. A possibly infinite collection of objects, disregarding their order and repetition.
5. Set theory.
6. A group of people, usually meeting socially.
  the country set
7. A punch for setting nails in wood.
  nail set
8. The scenery for a film or play.
9. The initial or basic formation of dancers.
10. A complete series of games.
11. The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
12. A device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television.
  television set
13. three of a kind in poker. In community card games, the term is usually reserved for a situation in which a pair in a player's hand is matched by a single card on the board. Compare with trips.
14. A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
15. A sett; a hole made and lived in by a badger.
16. A drum kit, a drum set
  He plays the set on Saturdays.
(adjective)
1. ready, prepared.
2. intent, determined (to do something)
  set on getting to his destination
3. prearranged
  a set menu
4. fixed in one’s opinion
  I’m dead set against the idea of smacking children to punish them.
5. Fixed in a certain style.

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