Dictionary entry details
• SET (noun)
Meaning:
A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
a set of books / a set of golf clubs / a set of teeth
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Meronyms (members of "set"):
volume (a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
conjugation (the complete set of inflected forms of a verb)
bracket (a category falling within certain defined limits)
field ((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information)
field (all of the horses in a particular horse race)
suite (a matching set of furniture)
choir; consort (a family of similar musical instrument playing together)
core; core group; nucleus (a small group of indispensable persons or things)
portfolio (a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers)
score (a set of twenty members)
threescore (a set with 3 times 20 members)
synset (a set of one or more synonyms)
field (all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event)
cartesian product; intersection; product (the set of elements common to two or more sets)
join; sum; union (a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets)
dentition; teeth (the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)
singleton (a set containing a single member)
brace; pair (a set of two similar things considered as a unit)
triad; trio; triple; triplet (a set of three similar things considered as a unit)
quadruple; quadruplet; quartet; quartette (a set of four similar things considered as a unit)
quintet; quintette; quintuple; quintuplet (a set of five similar things considered as a unit)
sestet; sextet; sextette (a set of six similar things considered as a unit)
septet; septette (a set of seven similar things considered as a unit)
octet; octette (a set of eight similar things considered as a unit)
chess set (checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess)
manicure set (a set of implements used to manicure)
Meaning:
(mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the set of prime numbers is infinite
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
abstraction (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
field ((mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1)
root; solution (the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation)
diagonal ((mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry)
domain (the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined)
intersection (a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations)
mathematical space; topological space ((mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind)
Mandelbrot set (a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration)
null set (a set that is empty; a set with no members)
interval (a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints)
group; mathematical group (a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)
universal set ((mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration)
locus (the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions)
subset (a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set)
Meaning:
Several exercises intended to be done in series
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
exercise set; set
Context example:
he did four sets of the incline bench press
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)
Meaning:
Representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
stage set; set
Context example:
the sets were meticulously authentic
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
Meronyms (parts of "set"):
set decoration (a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
scene; scenery (the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale)
Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):
mise en scene; setting; stage setting (arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted)
Meaning:
An unofficial association of people or groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
band; circle; lot; set
Context examples:
the smart set goes there / they were an angry lot
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
social group (people sharing some social relation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
company; party (a band of people associated temporarily in some activity)
jet set (a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure)
horsey set; horsy set (a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing)
Four Hundred (the exclusive social set of a city)
confederacy; conspiracy (a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)
cohort (a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion))
camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack (an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
car pool (a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers)
Meaning:
A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
bent; set
Context example:
the set of his mind was obvious
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)
Meaning:
The act of putting something in position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he gave a final set to his hat
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning (the act of putting something in a certain place)
Meaning:
A unit of play in tennis or squash
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
they played two sets of tennis after dinner
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)
Meaning:
The process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
curing; solidifying; solidification; hardening; set
Context examples:
the hardening of concrete / he tested the set of the glue
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
congealment; congelation (the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing)
Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):
plastination (a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened)
Meaning:
Evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Seth; Set
Instance hypernyms:
Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)
Meaning:
The descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
before the set of sun
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
descent (a movement downward)
Meaning:
(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
readiness; set
Context examples:
the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution / his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Meaning:
Any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the early sets ran on storage batteries
Hypernyms ("set" is a kind of...):
electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "set"):
receiver; receiving system (set that receives radio or tv signals)
sender; transmitter (set used to broadcast radio or tv signals)
Holonyms ("set" is a part of...):
communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
• SET (adjective)
Meaning:
(usually followed by 'to' or 'for') on the point of or strongly disposed
Synonyms:
primed; set; fit
Context examples:
in no fit state to continue / fit to drop / laughing fit to burst / she was fit to scream / primed for a fight / we are set to go at any time
Similar:
ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)
Meaning:
Fixed and unmoving
Synonyms:
set; fixed; rigid
Context examples:
with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare / his bearded face already has a set hollow look / a face rigid with pain
Similar:
nonmoving; unmoving (not in motion)
Meaning:
Situated in a particular spot or position
Synonyms:
situated; placed; located; set
Context examples:
valuable centrally located urban land / strategically placed artillery / a house set on a hilltop / nicely situated on a quiet riverbank
Similar:
settled (established in a desired position or place; not moving about)
Meaning:
Set down according to a plan:
Synonyms:
laid; set
Context examples:
a carefully laid table with places set for four people / stones laid in a pattern
Similar:
arranged; ordered (disposed or placed in a particular kind of order)
Meaning:
Being below the horizon
Context example:
the moon is set
Similar:
down (being or moving lower in position or less in some value)
Meaning:
Determined or decided upon as by an authority
Synonyms:
dictated; determined; set
Context examples:
date and place are already determined / the dictated terms of surrender / the time set for the launching
Similar:
settled (established or decided beyond dispute or doubt)
Meaning:
Converted to solid form (as concrete)
Synonyms:
hardened; set
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
• SET (verb)
Meaning:
Put into a certain place or abstract location
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
set; put; place; lay; position; pose
Context examples:
Put your things here / Set the tray down / Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children / Place emphasis on a certain point
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
pillow; rest (rest on or as if on a pillow)
lose; mislay; misplace (place (something) where one cannot find it again)
upend (set, turn, or stand on end)
seat; sit; sit down (show to a seat; assign a seat for)
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
place upright; stand; stand up (put into an upright position)
recline (cause to recline)
ground (place or put on the ground)
barrel (put in barrels)
bucket (put into a bucket)
bottle (put into bottles)
set down (put or settle into a position)
juxtapose (place side by side)
misplace (place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position)
seed; sough; sow (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth)
place down; put down; set down (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place)
appose (place side by side or in close proximity)
plant; set (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground)
instal; install; put in; set up (set up for use)
deposit; fix; posit; situate (put (something somewhere) firmly)
throw (to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly)
settle; settle down (settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground)
marshal (place in proper rank)
space (place at intervals)
glycerolise; glycerolize (place in glycerol)
position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
siphon (move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action)
set (put into a position that will restore a normal state)
cram (put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled)
load (put (something) on a structure or conveyance)
perch (cause to perch or sit)
rest (put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying)
clap (put quickly or forcibly)
lean (cause to lean or incline)
poise (cause to be balanced or suspended)
ladle (put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle)
imbricate (place so as to overlap)
bed (put to bed)
enclose; inclose; insert; introduce; put in; stick in (introduce)
ensconce; settle (fix firmly)
park (place temporarily)
superpose (place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide)
lay over; superimpose; superpose (place on top of)
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
pile (place or lay as if in a pile)
nestle; snuggle (position comfortably)
intersperse (place at intervals in or among)
plant (place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive)
stratify (form, arrange, or deposit in layers)
put back; replace (put something back where it belongs)
step (place (a ship's mast) in its step)
prepose (place before another constituent in the sentence)
postpose (place after another constituent in the sentence)
cock (set the trigger of a firearm back for firing)
docket (place on the docket for legal action)
emplace (put into place or position)
emplace (provide a new emplacement for guns)
ship (place on board a ship)
coffin (place into a coffin)
rack up (place in a rack)
tee; tee up (place on a tee)
throw; thrust (place or put with great energy)
reposition (place into another position)
recess (put into a recess)
butt (place end to end without overlapping)
parallelize (place parallel to one another)
middle (put in the middle)
sign (place signs, as along a road)
underlay (put (something) under or beneath)
trench (set, plant, or bury in a trench)
pigeonhole (place into a small compartment)
shelve (place on a shelf)
jar (place in a cylindrical vessel)
repose (to put something (eg trust) in something)
put forward; stick (cause to protrude or as if to protrude)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence example:
They set the bags on the table
Also:
set up (take or catch as if in a snare or trap)
set up (arrange the outcome of by means of deceit)
set up (construct, build, or erect)
set up (create by putting components or members together)
set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
set out (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line)
set down (go ashore)
set down (leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo)
set back (cost a certain amount)
Meaning:
Fix conclusively or authoritatively
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
set; determine
Context example:
set the rules
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
price (determine the price of)
assess; tax (set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine))
initialise; initialize (assign an initial value to a computer program)
charge (set or ask for a certain price)
format (determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science))
filiate (fix the paternity of)
value (fix or determine the value of; assign a value to)
date (assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of)
identify; place (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to somebody
Meaning:
Decide upon or fix definitely
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
specify; set; limit; fix; determine
Context examples:
fix the variables / specify the parameters
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)
reset (set anew)
name (mention and identify by name)
quantify (use as a quantifier)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Establish as the highest level or best performance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
set; mark
Context example:
set a record
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
establish; lay down; make (institute, enact, or establish)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
set the house afire
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
keynote (set the keynote of)
pitch (set to a certain pitch)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something PP
Also:
set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)
set off (make up for)
set off (put in motion or move to act)
set off (provoke or stir up)
set aside (give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause)
set apart (select something or someone for a specific purpose)
Meaning:
Fix in a border
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The goldsmith set the diamond
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
prepare; gear up; ready; set; fix; set up
Context examples:
Get the children ready for school! / prepare for war / I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
brace; poise (prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult)
crop; cultivate; work (prepare for crops)
prime (insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing)
summerise; summerize (prepare for summer)
winterise; winterize (prepare for winter)
lay out; set; set up (get ready for a particular purpose or event)
mount (fix onto a backing, setting, or support)
socialise; socialize (prepare for social life)
provide (take measures in preparation for)
cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)
precondition (put into the required condition beforehand)
fix (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
set clocks or instruments
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
reset (set to zero)
advance; set ahead (move forward)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Also:
set ahead (move forward)
Meaning:
Locate
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
localise; localize; set; place
Context example:
The film is set in Africa
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
present; represent; stage (perform (a play), especially on a stage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Disappear beyond the horizon
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
go under; go down; set
Context example:
the sun sets early these days
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)
Domain category:
astronomy; uranology (the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The moon will soon set
Antonym:
rise (come up, of celestial bodies)
Meaning:
Adapt for performance in a different way
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
arrange; set
Context example:
set this poem to music
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
compose; write (write music)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
prearrange (arrange beforehand)
put (adapt)
transpose (put (a piece of music) into another key)
tabularise; tabularize; tabulate (arrange in tabular form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he set his major works over a short period of time?
Meaning:
Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
plant; set
Context example:
Let's plant flowers in the garden
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
tree (plant with trees)
replant (plant again or anew)
afforest; forest (establish a forest on previously unforested land)
dibble (plant with a wooden hand tool)
bed (place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil)
checkrow (plant in checkrows)
puddle (dip into mud before planting)
root (plant by the roots)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Apply or start
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
set fire to a building
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
initiate; originate; start (bring into being)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Become gelatinous
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
congeal; jell; set
Context example:
the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
solidify (become solid)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Set in type
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
typeset; set
Context examples:
My book will be typeset nicely / set these words in italics
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
impress; print (reproduce by printing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Put into a position that will restore a normal state
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
set a broken bone
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he set his foot?
Meaning:
Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
countersink; set
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
bury; sink (embed deeply)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
hone (sharpen with a hone)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Urge a dog to attack someone
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
sic; set
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Meaning:
Estimate
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
put; place; set
Context example:
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
approximate; estimate; gauge; guess; judge (judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Equip with sails or masts
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
rig; set up; set
Context example:
rig a ship
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
equip; fit; fit out; outfit (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Get ready for a particular purpose or event
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
lay out; set up; set
Context examples:
set up an experiment / set the table / lay out the tools for the surgery
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
adjust; correct; set
Context examples:
Adjust the clock, please / correct the alignment of the front wheels
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
modulate; regulate (fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of)
focalise; focalize; focus; sharpen (put (an image) into focus)
sync; synchronise; synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)
pressurise; pressurize (increase the pressure in or of)
decompress; depressurise; depressurize (decrease the pressure of)
fit; match (make correspond or harmonize)
plumb (adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical)
align; coordinate; ordinate (bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation)
harmonise; harmonize; reconcile (bring into consonance or accord)
linearise; linearize (make linear or get into a linear form)
justify (adjust the spaces between words)
citify (accustom to urban ways)
set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)
time (regulate or set the time of)
proportion (adjust in size relative to other things)
modulate (adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of)
temper (adjust the pitch (of pianos))
tune; tune up (adjust the pitches of (musical instruments))
calibrate; fine-tune; graduate (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring)
tune; tune up (adjust for (better) functioning)
time (adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time)
trim (adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used)
zero; zero in (adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun))
zero (adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value)
readjust; reset (adjust again after an initial failure)
attune (adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Bear fruit
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
fructify; set
Context example:
the apple trees fructify
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
multiply; procreate; reproduce (have offspring or young)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Arrange attractively
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
coiffure; coiffe; coif; arrange; do; dress; set
Context example:
dress my hair for the wedding
Hypernyms (to "set" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "set"):
wave (set waves in)
bob (cut hair in the style of a bob)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They set their hair
