Definition of set

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Set (a.) Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or prejudices..

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Rudolphine :: Rudolphine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany..
Nyula :: Nyula (n.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
Put :: Put (v. t.) To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention; to offer; to state; to express; figuratively, to assume; to suppose; -- formerly sometimes followed by that introducing a proposition; as, to put a question; to put a case..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting..
Cross-staff :: Cross-staff (n.) A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.
Place :: Place (n.) To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis..
Setiform :: Setiform (a.) Having the form or structure of setae.
Raising :: Raising (n.) The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting, producing, or restoring to life..
Triglyphical :: Triglyphical (a.) Containing three sets of characters or sculptures.
Chemisette :: Chemisette (n.) An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast..
Clinch :: Clinch (v. t.) To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch the teeth or the first..
Overset :: Overset (n.) An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage..
Fix :: Fix (v. t.) To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room..
Deposition :: Deposition (n.) The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.
Habituate :: Habituate (v. t.) To settle as an inhabitant.
Distract :: Distract (v. t.) To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to madden; -- most frequently used in the participle, distracted..
Shook :: Shook (n.) A set of boards for a sugar box.
Counterpoint :: Counterpoint (n.) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melod.
Seposit :: Seposit (v. t.) To set aside; to give up.
Settling :: Settling (n.) That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.
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