| converted to solid form (as concrete) Synonyms: hardened,
| | fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O''Brien; "a face rigid with pain" Synonyms: fixed, rigid,
| | set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" Synonyms: laid,
| | (usually followed by `to'' or `for'') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" Synonyms: fit, primed,
| | situated in a particular spot or position; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" Synonyms: located, placed, situated,
| | determined or decided upon as by an authority; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" Synonyms: determined, dictated,
| | being below the horizon; "the moon is set"
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| arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" Synonyms: dress, arrange, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure,
| | bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" Synonyms: fructify,
| | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" Synonyms: adjust, correct,
| | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
| | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
| | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" Synonyms: fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up,
| | get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" Synonyms: set up, lay out,
| | equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" Synonyms: rig, set up,
| | become gelatinous; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" Synonyms: jell, congeal,
| | estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." Synonyms: place, put,
| | fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" Synonyms: determine,
| | decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" Synonyms: specify, determine, define, fix, limit,
| | establish as the highest level or best performance; "set a record" Synonyms: mark,
| | urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" Synonyms: sic,
| | give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
| | put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" Synonyms: put, place, pose, position, lay,
| | insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) Synonyms: countersink,
| | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let''s plant flowers in the garden" Synonyms: plant,
| | fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond"
| | put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
| | apply or start; "set fire to a building"
| | adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" Synonyms: arrange,
| | locate; "The film is set in Africa" Synonyms: localize, localise, place,
| | set in type; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" Synonyms: typeset,
| | disappear beyond the horizon; "the sun sets early these days" Synonyms: go down, go under,
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| several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" Synonyms: exercise set,
| | the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat"
| | any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
| | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic" Synonyms: stage set,
| | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects'' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" Synonyms: readiness,
| | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" Synonyms: bent,
| | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun"
| | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
| | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"
| | an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" Synonyms: circle, band, lot,
| | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" Synonyms: hardening, solidifying, solidification, curing,
| | a unit of play in tennis or squash; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner"
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