Definition of set

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Set (n.) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake; hence, a game at venture..

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Dart :: Dart (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.
Compound :: Compound (v. i.) To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration..
Squat :: Squat (v. t.) To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands..
Light :: Light (n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Terminate :: Terminate (v. t.) To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line..
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.
Ignition :: Ignition (n.) The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire..
Hearse :: Hearse (n.) A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies..
Resolution :: Resolution (n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination..
Cross-staff :: Cross-staff (n.) A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.
Combattant :: Combattant (a.) In the position of fighting; -- said of two lions set face to face, each rampant..
Falsettos :: Falsettos (pl. ) of Falsett.
Overset :: Overset (v. t.) To fill too full.
Setter :: Setter (v. t.) To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton, so as to cause an issue..
Class :: Class (n.) A set; a kind or description, species or variety..
Quickset :: Quickset (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch..
Random :: Random (a.) Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess..
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) A small aperture through which objects are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or ascertained; as, the sight of a quadrant..
Stipulation :: Stipulate (v. i.) To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in resisting the armies of France..
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