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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Supersede :: Supersede (v. t.) To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer..
Specialization :: Specialization (n.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the performance of a particular function.
Hirsute :: Hirsute (a.) Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
Stooked :: Stook (n.) A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves..
Spall :: Spall (v. i.) To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface..
Lime-twigged :: Lime-twigged (a.) Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime..
Ambry :: Ambry (n.) In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc..
Aplacophora :: Aplacophora (n. pl.) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setae, but is without shelly plates..
Quant :: Quant (n.) A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
Divide :: Divide (v. t.) To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or hostile; to set at variance.
Pillory :: Pillory (v. t.) To set in, or punish with, the pillory..
Nyula :: Nyula (n.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
Rosette :: Rosette (n.) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See Illust. of Spicule, and Sand dollar, under Sand..
Releaser :: Releaser (n.) One who releases, or sets free..
Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
Elect :: Elect (a.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor; set apart to eternal life.
Dedicate :: Dedicate (v. t.) To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a religious use..
Wapp :: Wapp (n.) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.
Spike :: Spike (v. t.) To set or furnish with spikes.
Upset :: Upset (v. i.) To become upset.
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