Definition of set

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Set (v. i.) To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide sets to the windward..

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Pantry :: Pantry (n.) An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept.
Agree :: Agree (v. t.) To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences..
Setaceous :: Setaceous (a.) Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a stiff, setaceous tail..
Moha :: Moha (n.) A kind of millet (Setaria Italica); German millet.
Affret :: Affret (n.) A furious onset or attack.
Grin :: Grin (v. i.) To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain..
Subscribe :: Subscribe (v. i.) To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a certain sum.
Butteris :: Butteris (n.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses..
Vessets :: Vessets (n.) A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth..
Jump :: Jump (v. t.) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.
Spectacle :: Spectacle (n.) An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from bright light..
Denture :: Denture (n.) An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth..
Premise :: Premise (n.) To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down premises or first propositions, on which rest the subsequent reasonings..
Reset :: Reset (v. t.) To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond..
Splint :: Splint (v. t.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set..
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..
Physeter :: Physeter (n.) The genus that includes the sperm whale.
Habituate :: Habituate (v. t.) To settle as an inhabitant.
Insoul :: Insoul (v. t.) To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on..
Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
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