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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Confession :: Confession (n.) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed, in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may be explained or rebutted..
Egghot :: Egghot (n.) A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale..
Russet :: Russet (n.) A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.
Willful :: Willful (a.) Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder..
Punt :: Punt (v. i.) To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble..
Rudolphine :: Rudolphine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany..
Sewer :: Sewer (n.) Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests..
Stale :: Stalder (n.) A wooden frame to set casks on.
Chartism :: Chartism (n.) The principles of a political party in England (1838-48), which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot, annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the People's Charter..
Appreciate :: Appreciate (v. t.) To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.
Besetting :: Besetting (a.) Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin..
Step :: Step (v. t.) To set, as the foot..
Thermocurrent :: Thermocurrent (n.) A current, as of electricity, developed, or set in motion, by the action of heat..
Hone :: Hone (n.) A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone..
Valuator :: Valuator (n.) One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser..
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Quaternary :: Quaternary (a.) Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four..
Quiet :: Quiet (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience..
Ninepins :: Ninepins (n. pl.) A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling..
Presentment :: Presentment (n.) Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition.
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