Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other game; -- said of hunting dogs..

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Bush :: Bush (v. t.) To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush peas..
Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..
Even :: Even (v. t.) To set right; to complete.
Sole :: Sole (n.) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species..
Unfix :: Unfix (v. t.) To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the mind or affections..
Exchange :: Exchange (n.) The process of setting accounts or debts between parties residing at a distance from each other, without the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts, called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one country and payable in another, in which case they are called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made payable in the same country, in which case they are called inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.
Recompensation :: Recompensation (n.) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir..
Residence :: Residence (n.) The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile..
Consecrate :: Consecrate (v. t.) To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God..
Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A Turkish standard, denoting rank..
Overset :: Overset (v. t.) To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building..
Mangonize :: Mangonize (v. t.) To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.
Construct :: Construct (v. t.) To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics..
Premise :: Premise (n.) To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings..
Inset :: Inset (n.) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted..
Vagous :: Vagous (a.) Wandering; unsettled.
Seposit :: Seposit (v. t.) To set aside; to give up.
Agate :: Agate (adv.) On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate..
Seat :: Seat (v. t.) To fix; to set firm.
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