Definition of set

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Set (v. i.) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom)..

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Septemberer :: Septemberer (n.) A Setembrist.
Place :: Place (n.) To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
Tear-thumb :: Tear-thumb (n.) A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles..
Fire :: Fire (v. t.) To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile..
Signalman :: Signalman (n.) A man whose business is to manage or display signals; especially, one employed in setting the signals by which railroad trains are run or warned..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to regulate; to adapt.
Misset :: Misset (v. t.) To set pr place wrongly.
Undersetting :: Undersetting (n.) Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal.
Sommerset :: Sommerset (n.) See Somersault.
Queasy :: Queasy (a.) Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish.
Hammerhead :: Hammerhead (n.) A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish..
Falsettos :: Falsettos (pl. ) of Falsett.
Riveting :: Riveting (n.) The whole set of rivets, collectively..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior..
Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start; to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush..
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having legal strength or force; executed with the proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or title; a valid marriage..
Sag :: Sag (v. i.) To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag one way or another; a door sags on its hinges..
Pack :: Pack (v. i.) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well..
Doctrinaire :: Doctrinaire (n.) One who would apply to political or other practical concerns the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions; a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire notions..
Chime :: Chime (v. i.) To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony..
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