Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.

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Closet :: Closet (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal..
Oversetting :: Oversetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overse.
Stile :: Stile (v. i.) A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff..
Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler..
Atone :: Atone (v. t.) To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower lays the dust..
Sauce :: Sauce (v. t.) To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive..
Fosset :: Fosset (n.) A faucet.
Set :: Set (n.) The deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw, which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an opening, wider than the blade..
Release :: Release (n.) To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go..
Angles :: Angles (n. pl.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc..
Esteem :: Esteem (v. t.) To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
Saw-wrest :: Saw-wrest (n.) See Saw-set.
Cunner :: Cunner (n.) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast (Ctenolabrus adspersus); -- called also chogset, burgall, blue perch, and bait stealer..
Indecisive :: Indecisive (a.) Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state of mind; an indecisive character..
Fantasia :: Fantasia (n.) A continuous composition, not divided into what are called movements, or governed by the ordinary rules of musical design, but in which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by set form..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to replace; as, to set a broken bone..
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria..
Guide :: Guide (v. t.) A strip or device to direct the compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting.
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