Definition of set

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Set (n.) Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring..

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Mess :: Mess (n.) A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
Set :: Set (n.) Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a current..
Ring :: Ring (n.) A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned..
Cross :: Cross (n.) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
Set :: Set (v. t.) To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or condition to..
Rosette :: Rosette (n.) A red color. See Roset.
Compound :: Compound (v. t.) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt..
Gavel :: Gavel (n.) A mason's setting maul.
Appropriate :: Appropriate (a.) Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
Setback :: Setback (n.) A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.
Quickset :: Quickset (v. t.) To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch..
Romance :: Romance (n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
Place :: Place (n.) To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend..
Tideway :: Tideway (n.) Channel in which the tide sets.
Endowment :: Endowment (n.) That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church, a hospital, or a college..
Ladies'' Tresses :: Ladies' tresses () A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair..
Falsettos :: Falsettos (pl. ) of Falsett.
Reset :: Reset (v. t.) To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond..
Russeting :: Russeting (n.) See Russet, n., 2 and 4..
Positive :: Positive (n.) That which settles by absolute appointment.
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