Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or rigid; as, to set one's countenance..

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Plant :: Plant (n.) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony..
From :: From (prep.) Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of
Calamite :: Calamite (n.) A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form of plants of the modern Equiseta (the Horsetail or Scouring Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and having the stem more or less woody within. See Acrogen, and Asterophyllite..
Open :: Open (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open..
Pteridophyta :: Pteridophyta (n. pl.) A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note under Cryptogamia..
Seat :: Seat (v. t.) To cause to occupy a post, site, situation, or the like; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle..
Rest :: Rest (n.) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities..
Quadrille :: Quadrille (n.) A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set..
Polymerous :: Polymerous (a.) Having many parts or members in each set.
Vagabond :: Vagabond (a.) Moving from place to place without a settled habitation; wandering.
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good keeper..
Rootery :: Rootery (n.) A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used as an ornamental object in gardening..
Printing :: Printing (n.) The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints..
Worldling :: Worldling () A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
Safe :: Safe (n.) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
Corrigible :: Corrigible (a.) Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corrigible fault..
Fluorine :: Fluorine (n.) A non-metallic, gaseous element, strongly acid or negative, or associated with chlorine, bromine, and iodine, in the halogen group of which it is the first member. It always occurs combined, is very active chemically, and possesses such an avidity for most elements, and silicon especially, that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass vessels. If set free it immediately attacks the containing material, so that it was not isolated until 1886. It is a pungent, corrosive, colorles
Misset :: Misset (v. t.) To set pr place wrongly.
Imputation :: Imputation () A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ..
Match :: Match (v. t.) To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal..
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