Definition of set

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Set (v. i.) To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.

Lern More About Set

Egghot :: Egghot (n.) A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale..
Quaternate :: Quaternate (a.) Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves..
Set :: 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..
Price :: Price (n. & v.) The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or sold, or offered for sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange; current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in barter; cost..
Sentinel :: Sentinel (n.) One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry..
Rate :: Rate (v. t.) To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price or degree.
Work :: Work (v. t.) To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine..
Megrim :: Megrim (n.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish (Psetta arnoglossa)..
Petal :: Petal (n.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.
Planisphere :: Planisphere (n.) The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane; especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour..
Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. i.) To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum.
Frisker :: Frisker (n.) One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton; an inconstant or unsettled person.
Set :: Set (v. t.) Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place..
Belong :: Belong (v. i.) To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by the parish or town..
Confront :: Confront (v. t.) To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
Equitable :: Equitable (a.) That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc..
Stylet :: Stylet (n.) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum..
Political :: Political (a.) Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration..
Bushman :: Bushman (n.) A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
Siege :: Siege (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
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