Definition of set

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Set (v. t.) To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant; as, to set pear trees in an orchard..

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Ambulatory :: Ambulatory (a.) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator..
Unspecialized :: Unspecialized (a.) Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an unspecialized unicellular organism..
Column :: Column (n.) A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper..
Correction :: Correction (n.) That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin..
Fine :: Fine (n.) A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct..
Posit :: Posit (v. t.) To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.
Render :: Render (v. t.) To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner..
Horsefish :: Horsefish (n.) The moonfish (Selene setipinnis).
Apartment :: Apartment (n.) A set or suite of rooms.
Queen :: Queen (n.) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen..
Levy :: Levy (v. t.) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc..
Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
Ichthyornis :: Ichthyornis (n.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebrae, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotormae..
Beard :: Beard (v. t.) To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.
Onset :: Onset (n.) A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army..
Palisade :: Palisade (n.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means of defense..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to settle an allowance..
Infix :: Infix (v. t.) To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart..
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone..
Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
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