set
- noun
- /sɛt/
- Archaic
- No, no, no, don't touch that television set.
- television set
- TV set
- TV set and VCR
For our example, we're going to use an Android set-top box like the NVIDIA Shield.
- For our example, we're going to use an Android set-top box like the NVIDIA Shield.
Examples
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Between 1956 and 1960, homes with television sets grew by 25 percent.
Academic text (2017) -
Edward did not own a television set and never turned on his radio.
Academic text (1995) -
Can he come through the television set and and touch them some way?
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Over time, older construction equipment was removed, and a TV news set and green screen area were built.
Academic text (2008) -
What's the matter with his TV set anyway?
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Please direct your attention to the television set in front of you, Mr. Renn.
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We see Marty and Henry standing near a television set; the commercial is repeated over and over.
Fiction book (1990) -
Sarah crouched in front of the set and gripped it with her hands.
Fiction book (1992) -
The TV turns on, set to alarm CNBC or Bloomberg.
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Many families prefer to watch movies on their large television set in the living room.
Synonyms
A small machine that plays music and news sent through the air
An electronic device with a screen that receives broadcasts and shows moving pictures and sound
A screen device you use at home to watch shows and films
A device that picks up signals, for example a radio or television
A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound
A machine with a screen that shows moving pictures and sound
A television set for watching shows
A machine that receives broadcasts through the air and plays them as sound
A machine that receives TV signals and shows them on a screen
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
Idioms
- Informal
To begin working very hard and not give up on a difficult task
- Archaic
To cause great excitement or a big effect, often said to mean something is not impressive
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of letters, numbers, and symbols used for writing and showing text
- Specialized
A set of complex numbers that makes a very detailed, repeating shape when drawn on a graph
- Archaic
A machine like a radio that receives and makes broadcast signals stronger
A basketball move in which a player stands still and uses both hands to put the ball in the basket
- Specialized
A group of connected home devices like lights or speakers you control together
- Specialized
A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
- Specialized
A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
- Archaic
A simple early radio that uses a crystal to receive signals without a battery
- Specialized
A set of 128 basic computer characters for letters, numbers, symbols, and control codes
A set of matching furniture for a room where people sit and relax, like a sofa and chairs
- UK
A toy with metal strips, plates, and wheels you join with nuts and bolts to build moving models
- Specialized
A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster
- Specialized
A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power
- Specialized
A fixed group of words that mean something different from the words alone
- Specialized
All the things we consider in a math problem, including every smaller group
- Specialized
Climbing gear that has a safety strap and two metal clips for via ferrata routes
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (an electronic device) comes from the idea of parts put together as one unit, so a radio or television is a 'set' of parts working together. This helps you remember a TV set is the whole machine.