Definition of set

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Set (v. i.) To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a setter..

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File :: File (v. t.) To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers..
Offset :: Offset (n.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off..
Tabling :: Tabling (n.) A forming into tables; a setting down in order.
Bundle :: Bundle (v. i.) To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony.
Scene :: Scene (n.) The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action..
Conventionary :: Conventionary (a.) Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants..
Doubter :: Doubter (n.) One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who scruples.
Matter :: Matter (n.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or which has been used, in printing..
Bezel :: Bezel (n.) The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set..
Shroud :: Shroud (n.) A set of ropes serving as stays to support the masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head of the lower masts.
Pactitious :: Pactitious (a.) Setted by a pact, or agreement..
Credit :: Credit (v. t.) To enter upon the credit side of an account; to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest paid on a bond..
Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler..
Stall :: Stall (v. t.) To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart..
Present :: Present (a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine appearance.
Institute :: Institute (v. t.) To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws, rules, etc..
Turnover :: Turnover (n.) The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad turnover in a carriage..
Prester :: Prester (n.) A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
Frisker :: Frisker (n.) One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.
Glazing :: Glazing (n.) The glass set, or to be set, in a sash, frame. etc..
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