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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Quadrille :: Quadrille (n.) A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set..
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The act of separating, or setting aside, a thing in controversy from the possession of both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered to the one adjudged entitled to it. It may be voluntary or involuntary..
Lantern :: Lantern (n.) An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior..
Releaser :: Releaser (n.) One who releases, or sets free..
Prepose :: Prepose (v. t.) To place or set before; to prefix.
Spheric :: Spheric (a.) Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and astrology, they were set..
Attack :: Attack (n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense..
Appreciate :: Appreciate (v. t.) To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.
Payable :: Payable (a.) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of value.
Anisette :: Anisette (n.) A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.
Boom :: Boom (n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor..
Jointure :: Jointure (v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.
Sahui :: Sahui (n.) A marmoset.
Emancipate :: Emancipate (v. t.) To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: (a) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may emancipate a child. (b) To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit; as, to emancipate a slave, or a country..
Scarecrow :: Scarecrow (n.) Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger..
Glissette :: Glissette (n.) The locus described by any point attached to a curve that slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant..
Polychaeta :: Polychaeta (n. pl.) One of the two principal groups of Chaetopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setae. See Illust. under Parapodia.
Shook :: Shook (n.) A set of boards for a sugar box.
Land :: Land (v. t.) To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care..
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