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2 : a meeting or period devoted to a particular activity

1set verb set; set·ting 1 : to cause to sit

2 : PLACE

3 : to put into a desired position, adjustment, or condition

4 : to cause to be or do

5 : to fix or decide on as a time, limit, or regulation : SETTLE

6 : to fix in a frame

7 : to fix at a certain amount

8 : WAGER, STAKE

9 : to make or become fast or rigid

10 : to adapt (as words) to something (as music)

11 : to become fixed or firm or solid

12 : to be suitable : FIT

13 : to cover and warm eggs to hatch them : BROOD

14 : to have a certain direction

15 : to pass below the horizon

16 : to defeat in bridge

— set about

: to begin to do

— set forth

: to begin a trip

— set out

: to begin a trip or undertaking

— set sail

: to begin a voyage

— set upon

: to attack usu. with violence

Synonyms

[3] deposit, dispose, fix, lay, place, position, put, set up, stick—more at PLACE

[3, 9] anchor, catch, clamp, fasten, fix, hitch, moor, secure

[5] arrange, decide, fix, name, settle—more at ARRANGE

[11] concrete, congeal, firm, freeze, gel, harden, jell, solidify—more at HARDEN

[13] brood, hatch, incubate, sit; also lay, spawn; pip

[14] aim, bend, cast, direct, head, level, train—more at AIM

2set noun 1 : a setting or a being set

2 : DIRECTION, COURSE; also : TENDENCY

3 : FORM, BUILD

4 : the fit of something (as a coat)

5 : an artificial setting for the scene of a play or motion picture

6 : a group of tennis games in which one side wins at least six

7 : a group of persons or things of the same kind or having a common characteristic usu. classed together

8 : a collection of things and esp. of mathematical elements (as numbers or points)

9 : an electronic apparatus

Synonyms

bloc, body, coalition, combination, combine, faction, party, sect, side, wing—more at FACTION

circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, crowd—more at GANG

array, assemblage, cluster, collection, group, package, parcel, suite

3set adjective 1 : firmly resolved : INTENT

2 : fixed by authority or custom

3 : incapable of being moved

4 : PERSISTENT

5 : being in readiness

Synonyms

[1] bent, bound, decisive, determined, firm, intent, purposeful, resolute—more at DETERMINED

[2] certain, determinate, final, firm, fixed, flat, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, settled, stable—more at FIXED

[2] distinct, especial, express, precise, special, specific—more at EXPRESS

[3] fast, firm, frozen, secure, snug, tight—more at TIGHT

[5] fit, go, ready—more at READY

set·back noun : a temporary defeat : REVERSE

Synonyms

lapse, reversal, reverse—more at REVERSE

set back verb 1 : HINDER, DELAY; also : REVERSE

2 : COST

set down verb 1 : to cause to sit down

2 : to put in writing

Synonyms

jot, log, mark, note, put down, record, register—more at RECORD

set off verb 1 : to start out on a course or trip

2 : to set in motion : cause to begin

Synonyms

activate, actuate, crank, drive, move, propel, run, spark, start, touch off, trigger, turn on—more at ACTIVATE

set·screw noun : a screw screwed through one part tightly upon or into another part to prevent relative movement

set·tee noun : a bench or sofa with a back and arms

Synonyms

couch, davenport, divan, lounge, sofa—more at COUCH

set·ter noun : a large long-coated hunting dog

set·ting noun 1 : the frame in which a gem is set

2 : the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops

3 : music written for a text (as of a poem)

4 : the eggs that a fowl sits on for hatching at one time

Synonyms

atmosphere, climate, environment, environs, medium, milieu, surroundings—more at ENVIRONMENT

set·tle verb set·tled; set·tling [ORIGIN: ME settlen to seat, bring to rest, come to rest, fr. OE setlan, fr. setl seat]

1 : to place so as to stay

2 : to establish in residence; also : COLONIZE

3 : to make compact

4 : to make or become quiet or orderly

5 : to establish or secure permanently

6 : to direct