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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Halfcock :: Halfcock (v. t.) To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
Underwrite :: Underwrite (v. t.) To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance..
Manual :: Manual (a.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys..
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as, to break a set..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder..
Triglyphical :: Triglyphical (a.) Containing three sets of characters or sculptures.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. t.) To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden..
Column :: Column (n.) A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper..
Adjudicate :: Adjudicate (v. t.) To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree..
Random :: Random (n.) A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard..
Stablishment :: Stablish (v. t.) To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish; to fix.
Establishment :: Establishment (n.) The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To make a jointure for a wife.
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..
Amplitude :: Amplitude (n.) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator..
Unsettle :: Unsettle (v. t.) To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.
Emancipate :: Emancipate (a.) Set at liberty.
Statarianly :: Statarian (a.) Fixed; settled; steady; statary.
Size :: Size (n.) A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.
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