Definition of set

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Set (n.) A short steel spike used for driving the head of a nail below the surface.

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Appropriation :: Appropriation (n.) Anything, especially money, thus set apart..
Musit :: Musit (n.) See Muset.
Bestad :: Bestad (imp. & p. p.) Beset; put in peril.
Tetramerous :: Tetramerous (a.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a tetramerous flower..
Inserting :: Inserting (n.) A setting in.
Printer :: Printer (n.) One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman..
Undivided :: Undivided (a.) Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made actually separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a firm, is said to own an undivided half so long as the business continues and his share is not set off to him..
Seten :: Seten () obs. imp. pl. of Sit. Sat.
Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of Equisetum..
Asset :: Asset (n.) Any article or separable part of one's assets.
Bail :: Bail (v./t.) To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of custody, on the undertaking of some other person or persons that he or they will be responsible for the appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person bailed..
Supersede :: Supersede (v. t.) To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action..
Settle :: Settle (n.) To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm, steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the like..
Perichaetous :: Perichaetous (a.) Surrounded by setae; -- said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaetus).
Musa :: Musa (n.) A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M. paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of Banana and Plantain..
Light :: Light (superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind..
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed..
Quaternate :: Quaternate (a.) Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves..
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
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