Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass; as, to set a coach in the mud..

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Capsize :: Capsize (v. t. & i.) To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body..
Obdiplostemonous :: Obdiplostemonous (a.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers..
Chime :: Chime (v. i.) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony..
Kindler :: Kindler (n.) One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire..
Overset :: Overset (n.) An excess; superfluity.
Setter :: Setter (n.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer. Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the position of game birds by standing in a fixed position, but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching..
Offset :: Offset (v. i.) To make an offset.
Connate-perfoliate :: Connate-perfoliate (a.) Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes; -- applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset..
Napier''s Rods :: Napier's rods () A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and division..
Distracted :: Distracted (a.) Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.
Clergy :: Clergy (n.) The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the ministers of the Established Church..
Absolution :: Absolution (n.) An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense..
Serrated :: Serrated (a.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves..
Burner :: Burner (n.) One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything..
Set :: Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..
Crebricostate :: Crebricostate (a.) Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
Disestablish :: Disestablish (v. t.) To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive, as a church, of its connection with the state..
Bone :: Bone (n.) Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a corset..
Stooked :: Stook (n.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves..
Pantry :: Pantry (n.) An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
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