set
- noun
- /sɛt/
- The gardener carefully arranged the flowers in a beautiful set on the table.
- a set-up
Examples
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Before the presentation began, she made sure to organize her notes into a logical set for easy reference.
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He bought a new set of tools for his workshop to keep everything in its proper place.
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And then we're going to remove that set, that first set of leaves.
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So let's just write the solution set here as zero.
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The table's only set for two.
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So let's get the conference room set.
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Now we're going to put the set screws in.
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I was delighted, and after they got all set, I pushed the cable release and went back to my own photography.
Academic text (2003) -
He's got a timer set.
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Clear the set.
Synonyms
The way things are placed or organized in a place
How parts are arranged in something, like furniture or a machine
Putting or arranging things in a particular place
How things are arranged or planned so they work together
The act of putting something in a particular place
Putting something in a particular place to make it work or look better
Putting something in a particular place for a specific purpose
Putting something in a particular place or position
A neat arrangement of items for display or easy use
The marking of exact positions on the ground for building work
Antonyms
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 Arranged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Set (the act of placing or arranging) comes from the basic meaning of putting something in position or order, so a set is the action or result of arranging. This is why people talk about the 'set' of hair or the set of a tie as the arranged look.