Definition of set

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Set (v. i.) To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward..

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Enfire :: Enfire (v. t.) To set on fire.
Determine :: Determine (v. t.) To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
Peopler :: Peopler (n.) A settler; an inhabitant.
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
Occident :: Occident (n.) The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere..
Bisetous :: Bisetous (a.) Having two bristles.
Set :: Set (a.) Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set battle..
Set :: Set (v. i.) To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now followed by out.
Candock :: Candock (n.) A plant or weed that grows in rivers; a species of Equisetum; also, the yellow frog lily (Nuphar luteum)..
Trigrammatic :: Trigrammatic (a.) Containing three letters or characters, or three sets of letters or characters..
Threshold :: Threshold (n.) Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life..
Nosethril :: Nosethril (n.) Nostril.
Phonograph :: Phonograph (n.) An instrument for the mechanical registration and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech, etc. It consists of a rotating cylinder or disk covered with some material easily indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute indentations or undulations in the soft material, and these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the plate in vibration
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..
Gorgonia :: Gorgonia (n.) A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis..
Decretory :: Decretory (a.) Established by a decree; definitive; settled.
Acquittal :: Acquittal (n.) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court..
Vesper :: Vesper (n.) The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening..
Prefer :: Prefer (v. t.) To set above or before something else in estimation, favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above..
Setwall :: Setwall (n.) A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities (Valeriana officinalis, or V. Pyrenaica)..
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